JUST

JUST 1 syllable

A1 · Beginner 📏 4 letters 🎲 Scrabble 11 ✅ valid word

Everyday English. Most learners know this.

adjective
  1. used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
  2. fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  3. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
  4. of moral excellence

💬 Examples

  • "a just and lasting peace- A.Lincoln"
  • "a kind and just man"
  • "equitable treatment of all citizens"
  • "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"

🔗 Similar words

equitablefairgoodupright
adverb
  1. and nothing more
  2. indicating exactness or preciseness
  3. only a moment ago
  4. (used for emphasis) absolutely

💬 Examples

  • "I was merely asking"
  • "it is simply a matter of time"
  • "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"
  • "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"

🔗 Similar words

merelysimplyonlybutpreciselyexactly
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