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"I just can't take it anymore" "he was just grand as Romeo"adverb(used for emphasis) absolutely
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"it was just as he said--the jewel was gone" "it has just enough salt"adverbindicating exactness or preciseness
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adjectivefree from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
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"a just cause"adjectiveof moral excellence
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"I only just caught the bus" "he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours" "the batter just missed being hit"adverbby a little
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"just a scratch"adverband nothing more
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"he has just arrived" "the sun just now came out"adverbonly a moment ago
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adjectivefair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
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adverbonly a very short time before
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"a just and lasting peace" "a kind and just man" "a just reward" "his just inheritance"adjectiveused especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fittingOpposite:
Definition that contains just
- old just preceding something else in time or order
- exactly just as it should be
- previous just preceding something else in time or order
- precisely just as it should be
- bare just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- subconscious just below the level of consciousness
- marginal just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- on the dot just as it should be
- last-minute just before a deadline; at the last minute
- on the nose just as it should be