- guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
- done or made according to principle; equitable; proper: a just reply.
- based on right; rightful; lawful: a just claim.
- in keeping with truth or fact; true; correct: a just analysis.
- given or awarded rightly; deserved, as a sentence, punishment, or reward: a just penalty.
- in accordance with standards or requirements; proper or right: just proportions.
- (especially in Biblical use) righteous.
- actual, real, or genuine.
- within a brief preceding time; but a moment before: The sun just came out.
- exactly or precisely: This is just what I mean.
- by a narrow margin; barely: The arrow just missed the mark.
- only or merely: He was just a clerk until he became ambitious.
- actually; really; positively: The weather is just glorious.
- neat and tidy; carefully arranged: My mother-in-law is very fussy; everything has to be placed just so.
- fair or impartial in action or judgment
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)
- conforming to high moral standards; honest
- consistent with justice
- rightly applied or given; deserved
- legally valid; lawful
- well-founded; reasonable
- correct, accurate, or true
- used with forms of have to indicate an action performed in the very recent past
- at this very instant
- no more than; merely; only
- exactly; precisely
- by a small margin; barely
- (intensifier)
- indeed; with a vengeance
- just about
- at the point of starting (to do something)
- very nearly; almost
- an expression requesting the hearer to wait or pause for a brief period of time
- just now
- a very short time ago
- at this moment
- in a little while
- having reached exactly
- just so
- an expression of complete agreement or of unwillingness to dissent
- arranged with precision
