just
1 (jŭst)
[Middle English juste, from Old French, from Latin iūstus.]
adjective
- Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions: a just ruler. See synonyms at fair1
- Consistent with what is morally right; righteous: a just cause.
- Properly due or merited: just deserts.
- Law Valid within the law; lawful: just claims.
- Suitable or proper in nature; fitting: a just touch of solemnity.
- Based on fact or sound reason; well-founded: a just appraisal.
adverb
- Precisely; exactly: just enough salt.
- Only a moment ago: He just arrived.
- By a narrow margin; barely: just missed being hit; just caught the bus before it pulled away.
- At a little distance: just down the road.
- Merely; only: just a scratch.
- Simply; certainly: It's just beautiful!
- Perhaps; possibly: I just may go.
idioms
- just about
- Almost; very nearly: This job is just about done.
- just now
- Only a moment ago.
- just the same
- Nevertheless.
derivatives
- just́ly
- adverb
- just́ness
- noun
just
2 (jŭst)
noun verb
- Variant of joust
joust
(joust, jŭst, jōōst),
also just
(jŭst)
[Middle English, from Old French juste, from juster, to joust, from Vulgar Latin* iūxtāre, to be next to, from Latin iūxtā, close by.]
noun
- A combat between two mounted knights or men-at-arms using lances; a tilting match.
- jousts. A series of tilting matches; a tournament.
- A personal competition or combat suggestive of combat with lances: a politician who relishes a joust with reporters.
intransitive verb: joust·ed, also just·ed, joust·ing, just·ing, jousts, justs
- To engage in mounted combat with lances; tilt.
- To engage in a personal combat or competition.
derivatives
- joust́er
- noun
