just

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[ juhst ]
/ dʒʌst /
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adjective

adverb

Idioms for just

    just so, neat and tidy; carefully arranged: My mother-in-law is very fussy; everything has to be placed just so.

Origin of just

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1325–75; Middle English < Latin jūstus righteous, equivalent to jūs law, right + -tus adj. suffix

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH just

gist jest just

Words nearby just

jus primae noctis, jus sanguinis, jus soli, jusserand, jussive, just, just a minute, just about, just as, just as soon, just deserts

Words related to just so

absolutely, literally, strictly, accurately, specifically, correctly, squarely, fine, okay, assumed, acknowledged, good, amen, yea, affirmative, true, fit, admitted, definitely, even

British Dictionary definitions for just so

just

adjective (dʒʌst)

adverb (dʒʌst, unstressed dʒəst)

Derived forms of just

justly, adverb justness, noun

Word Origin for just

C14: from Latin jūstus righteous, from jūs justice

usage for just

The use of just with exactly ( it's just exactly what they want) is redundant and should be avoided: it's exactly what they want

Idioms and Phrases with just so (1 of 2)

just so
1

Precisely in that way, very carefully and appropriately, as in The children had to be dressed just so for their aunt's wedding. [Mid-1700s]

2

I agree, that is correct, as in The house was a mess.—Just so; I told her to clean the place up. [Mid-1700s]

3

See just as, def. 2.

4

See as long as, def. 3.

Idioms and Phrases with just so (2 of 2)

just