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just 1   (jŭst)   
adj.  

  1. Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions: a just ruler. See Synonyms at fair1.

  2. Consistent with what is morally right; righteous: a just cause.

  3. Properly due or merited: just deserts.

  4. Law Valid within the law; lawful: just claims.

  5. Suitable or proper in nature; fitting: a just touch of solemnity.

  6. Based on fact or sound reason; well-founded: a just appraisal.

adv.   (jəst, jĭst; jŭst when stressed)

  1. Precisely; exactly: just enough salt.

  2. Only a moment ago: He just arrived.

  3. By a narrow margin; barely: just missed being hit; just caught the bus before it pulled away.

  4. At a little distance: just down the road.

  5. Merely; only: just a scratch.

  6. Simply; certainly: It's just beautiful!

  7. Perhaps; possibly: I just may go.


[Middle English juste, from Old French, from Latin iūstus; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
just'ly adv., just'ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Idioms & Phrases

just about

Almost, very nearly, as in This job is just about done, or At just about midnight we'll uncork the champagne. This phrase is sometimes used alone, as in Are you finished yet?Just about. It uses about in the sense of "nearly," a usage dating from the early 1600s.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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