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Webster 1913 Edition


Just

Just

,
Adj.
[F.
juste
, L.
justus
, fr.
jus
right, law, justice; orig., that which is fitting; akin to Skr.
yu
to join. Cf.
Injury
,
Judge
,
Jury
,
Giusto
.]
1.
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.
“O just but severe law!”
Shak.
There is not a
just
man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Eccl. vii. 20.
Just
balances,
just
weights, . . . shall ye have.
Lev. xix. 36.
How should man be
just
with God?
Job ix. 2.
We know your grace to be a man.
Just
and upright.
Shakespeare
2.
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.
Just
of thy word, in every thought sincere.
Pope.
The prince is here at hand: pleaseth your lordship
To meet his grace
just
distance ’tween our armies.
Shakespeare
He was a comely personage, a little above
just
stature.
Bacon.
Fire fitted with
just
materials casts a constant heat.
Jer. Taylor.
When all
The war shall stand ranged in its
just
array.
Addison.
Their names alone would make a
just
volume.
Burton.
3.
Rendering or disposed to render to each one his due; equitable; fair; impartial;
as,
just
judge
.
Men are commonly so
just
to virtue and goodness as to praise it in others, even when they do not practice it themselves.
Tillotson.
Syn. – Equitable; upright; honest; true; fair; impartial; proper; exact; normal; orderly; regular.

Just

,
adv.
1.
Precisely; exactly; – in place, time, or degree; neither more nor less than is stated.
And having
just
enough, not covet more.
Dryden.
The god Pan guided my hand
just
to the heart of the beast.
Sir P. Sidney.
To-night, at Herne's oak,
just
'twixt twelve and one.
Shakespeare
2.
Closely; nearly; almost.
Just
at the point of death.
Sir W. Temple.
3.
Barely; merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or time;
as, he
just
missed the train;
just
too late.
A soft Etesian gale
But
just
inspired and gently swelled the sail.
Dryden.
Just now
,
the least possible time since; a moment ago.

Just

,
Verb.
I.
[See
Joust
.]
To joust.
Fairfax.

Just

,
Noun.
A joust.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition


Just

JUST

,
Adj.
[L. justus. The primary sense is probably straight or close, from the sense of setting, erecting, or extending.]
1.
Regular; orderly; due; suitable.
When all
The war shall stand ranged in its just array.
2.
Exactly proportioned; proper.
Pleaseth your lordship
To meet his grace,just distance 'tween our armies?
3.
Full; complete to the common standard.
He was a comely personage, a little above just stature.
4.
Full; true; a sense allied to the preceding, or the same.
--So that once the skirmish was like to have come to a just battle.
5.
In a moral sense, upright; honest; having principles of rectitude; or conforming exactly to the laws, and to principles of rectitude in social conduct; equitable in the distribution of justice; as a just judge.
6.
In an evangelical sense, righteous; religious; influenced by a regard to the laws of God; or living in exact conformity to the divine will.
There is not a just man on earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. Eccles.7.
7.
Conformed to rules of justice; doing equal justice.
Just balances, just weights, a just ephah and a just him shall ye have. Lev.19.
8.
Conformed to truth; exact; proper; accurate; as just thoughts; just expressions; just images or representations; a just description; a just inference.
9.
True; founded in truth and fact; as a just charge or accusation.
10. Innocent; blameless; without guilt.
How should man be just with God? Job.9.
11. Equitable; due; merited; as a just recompense or reward.
--Whose damnation is just. Rom.3.
12. True to promises; faithful; as just to one's word or engagements.
13. Impartial; allowing what is due; giving fair representation of character, merit or demerit.

Definition 2024


Júst

Júst

See also: just, júst, and Just

Faroese

Proper noun

Júst m

  1. A male given name.

Usage notes

  • son of Júst: Jústsson
  • daughter of Júst: Jústsdóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Júst
Accusative Júst
Dative Jústi
Genitive Jústs

júst

júst

See also: just, Just, and Júst

Faroese

Adverb

júst

  1. just