just
adjective
1 just
Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.
Polish: słuszny
2 just
Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience.
synonym: equitable.
Roget 939:
upright;
honest,
honest as daylight;
veracious
etc.
543;
virtuous
etc.
944;
honorable;
fair,
right,
just,
equitable,
impartial,
evenhanded,
square;
fair and aboveboard,
open and aboveboard;
white [U.S.].
constant,
constant as the northern star;
faithful,
loyal,
staunch;
true,
true blue,
true to one's colors,
true to the core,
true as the needle to the pole;
marble-constant"
[Antony and Cleopatra];
true-hearted,
trusty,
trustworthy;
as good as one's word,
to be depended on,
incorruptible.
straightforward
etc.
(ingenuous)
703;
frank,
candid,
open-hearted.
conscientious,
tender-conscienced,
right-minded;
high-principled,
high-minded;
scrupulous,
religious,
strict;
nice,
punctilious,
correct,
punctual;
respectable,
reputable;
gentlemanlike†.
inviolable,
inviolate;
unviolated†,
unbroken,
unbetrayed;
unbought,
unbribed†.
innocent
etc.
946;
pure,
stainless;
unstained,
untarnished,
unsullied,
untainted,
unperjured†;
uncorrupt,
uncorrupted;
undefiled,
undepraved†,
undebauched†;
integer vitae scelerisque purus [Lat.]
[Horace];
justus et tenax propositi [Lat.]
[Horace].
chivalrous,
jealous of honor,
sans peur et sans reproche [Fr.];
high-spirited.
supramundane†,
unworldly,
other-worldly,
overscrupulous†.
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Roget 494:
real,
actual
etc.
(existing)
1;
veritable,
true;
right,
correct;
certain
etc.
474;
substantially true,
categorically true,
definitively true
&c.;
true to the letter,
true as gospel;
unimpeachable;
veracious
etc.
543;
unreconfuted†,
unconfuted†;
unideal†,
unimagined;
realistic.
exact,
accurate,
definite,
precise,
well-defined,
just,
just so,
so;
strict,
severe;
close
etc.
(similar)
17;
literal;
rigid,
rigorous;
scrupulous
etc.
(conscientious)
939;
religiously exact,
punctual,
mathematical,
scientific;
faithful,
constant,
unerring;
curious,
particular,
nice,
delicate,
fine;
clean-cut,
clear-cut.
verified,
empirically true,
experimentally verified,
substantiated,
proven
(demonstrated)
478.
rigorously true,
unquestionably true.
true by definition.
genuine,
authentic,
legitimate;
orthodox
etc.
983.1;
official,
ex officio.
pure,
natural,
sound,
sterling;
unsophisticated,
unadulterated,
unvarnished,
unalloyed,
uncolored;
in its true colors;
pukka†.
well-grounded,
well founded;
solid,
substantial,
tangible,
valid;
undistorted,
undisguised;
unaffected,
unexaggerated,
unromantic,
unflattering.
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Dutch: billijk, rechtvaardig
3 just
4 just
Of moral excellence:
— A just cause.
synonyms: good, upright.
adverb
1 just
2 just
Indicating exactness or preciseness:
— It was just as he said--the jewel was gone.
— It has just enough salt.
synonyms: exactly, precisely, properly.
3 just
Only a moment ago:
— He has just arrived.
— The sun just now came out.
synonym: just now.
4 just
used for emphasis Absolutely:
— I just can't take it anymore.
— He was just grand as Romeo.
synonym: simply.
5 just
6 just
Possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true).
7 just
Exactly at this moment or the moment described.
8 just
By a little:
— I only just caught the bus.
— He finished the marathon in just under 3 hours.
— The batter just missed being hit.
synonym: barely.
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