What is just?
What is just?
- 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.
- 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.
- just about Almost; very nearly: This job is just about done.
- just now Only a moment ago.
- just the same Nevertheless.
- Variant of joust.