Word of the Day: Just

just / jəst   adjective  

1. reasonable

Learn good-humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degree of pride and moroseness. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748  

2. conforming to a standard of being correct

With fame in just proportion, envy grows. Edward Young, 1683-1765  

3. righteous

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826  

4. deserved

There’s a fine line between deserving and just desserts. Stanley Victor Paskavich, ?-  

5. lawful

Possession under a just title is sufficient if continued for a period of 10 years. from the Southern Reporter, Volume 6, 1890   adverb  

1. exactly

There are three things that a man must know to survive in this world: what is too much for him, what is too little, and what’s just right. African Proverb  

2. very recently

If I had the opportunity to speak to a young immigrant girl that just arrived to the U. S., the advice I would have for her would be: ask, speak, search; because there are opportunities out there. Jenni Rivera, 1969-2012

3. by a small margin

Lake Michigan and Lake Huron rose significantly in June, but still fell just shy of the record high June water level. Mark Torregrossa, ?-, mlive.com/weather  

4. immediately

The droplet is always at its largest just before it drops. Bulgarian Proverb  

5. only; simply

It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well. Chinese Proverb  

6. very; also used as an intensifier

When you engage your brain, it just keeps getting fatter and richer and wonderful. Rita Moreno, 1931-  

7. possibly; maybe

Work as if you own the company and soon you just might. Michael Dolan, 1965-