JUSTER - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
Example: a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; a kind and just man; a just reward; his just inheritance
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)
of moral excellence
Example: a genuinely good person; a just cause; an upright and respectable man
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Adjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception
Example: conforming with established standards or rules; a fair referee; fair deal; on a fair footing; a fair fight; by fair means or foul
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Adjective
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
Example: equitable treatment of all citizens; an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Adverb
indicating exactness or preciseness
Example: he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do; it was just as he said--the jewel was gone; it has just enough salt; Properly speaking, all true work is religion."--Thomas Carlyle
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Adverb
(used for emphasis) absolutely
Example: I just can't take it anymore; he was just grand as Romeo; it's simply beautiful!
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Adverb
only a very short time before
Example: we hardly knew them; had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open; would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
Meaning 8
Part of speech: Adverb
by a little
Example: I only just caught the bus; he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours; it was barely 5 a.m.; the network has barely 5 percent of viewers; the batter just missed being hit
Meaning 9
Part of speech: Adverb
possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
Example: it might just happen
Meaning 10
Part of speech: Adverb
exactly at this moment or the moment described
Example: we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them
Meaning 11
Part of speech: Adverb
only a moment ago
Example: he has just arrived; the sun just now came out
Meaning 12
Part of speech: Adverb
and nothing more
Example: I was merely asking; it is simply a matter of time; just a scratch; he was only a child; hopes that last but a moment
Synonyms
Fair, Upright, Good, Equitable, Just