- just⇄adj. 1. right; fair.
Ex. a just price, a just principal. O just but severe law! (Shakespeare).
(SYN) impartial, equitable.
2. deserved; merited.
Ex. a just reward.
(SYN) due, rightful, legitimate.
3. having good gr - just⇄adv. 1. no more than; only; merely.
Ex. We are just an ordinary family, neither rich nor poor. I just have the knack of foreseeing things (Lord Dunsany).
2. barely.
Ex. I just caught the train. The shot just missed the mark.
3. - just⇄expr. just now,
a. only a very short time ago.
Ex. I saw him just now. My barber told me just now that there is a fellow come to town ... (John Ford).
b. exactly at this moment; at present.
Ex. The Prince of Devils is just now m - just⇄just (1), adverb, adjective.
- just⇄just (2), noun, intransitive verb. joust. ??noun juster.
- just⇄noun justness.