Just

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adv Closely; nearly; almost.

II. Just ·noun A Joust.

III. Just ·vi To Joust.

IV. Just ·adv Precisely; exactly;

— in place, time, or degree; neither more nor less than is stated.

V. Just ·adj Rendering or disposed to render to each one his due; equitable; fair; impartial; as, just judge.

VI. Just ·adv Barely; merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or time; as, he just missed the train; just too late.

VII. Just ·adj Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true;

— said both of persons and things.

VIII. Just ·adj Not transgressing the requirement of truth and propriety; conformed to the truth of things, to reason, or to a proper standard; exact; normal; reasonable; regular; due; as, a just statement; a just inference.

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