justness

justness
just ADJECTIVE 1) morally right and fair. 2) appropriate or deserved. 3) (of an opinion or appraisal) well founded.
ADVERB 1) exactly. 2) exactly or nearly at this or that moment. 3) very recently. 4) barely; by a little. 5) simply; only.
just in case — Cf. ↑just in case
just so — Cf. ↑just so
DERIVATIVES justly adverb justness noun.
ORIGIN Latin justus, from jus 'law, right' .

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