just – English adjective declension

English adjective forms of just

Adjective: just

Comparison Forms

Synthetic

Comparativejuster
Superlativejustest

Perifrastic

Comparativemore just
Superlativemost just

Sample Sentences

  • It is a just assessment of the facts.
  • It looks like a just solution at first glance.
  • My lord, we know your grace to be a man
  • Just and upright. [1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):]
  • Masters, give unto your servants that which is just and equal; knowing that ye also have a Master in heaven. [1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Colossians 4:1:]
  • Here is a Proclamation for a Prince: that proclaims him in whoſe name it is emitted [James II of England], to be the greateſt Tyrant that ever lived in the world, and their Revolt who have diſowned him to be the juſteſt that ever was. [1744, Alexander Shiels [i.e., Alexander Shields], “Period VI. Containing the Testimony through the Continued Tract of the Present Deformation, from the Year 1660 to this Day.”, in A Hind Let Loose: Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland, for the Interest of Christ; with the True State thereof in All Its Periods: …, Edinburgh: Reprinted by R. Drummond and Company, and sold by William Gray bookbinder in the Grassmarket, and several others, &c., →OCLC, pages 167–168:]
  • Looking back over my previously written account of these things, I must insist that I have been altogether juster to Cavor than he has been to me. [1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “chapter 23”, in The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published 1901, →OCLC:]

Adjectives inflected like just

wholsom, seldom, scared, solemn, silent, beloved, uptight, perfect, useless, up-tight, selfish, distinct, discreet, Dutch, reckless, bumfuck, worthless, slender, faithfull, shallow, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey-
3. Proto-Indo-European *-u
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-
6. Proto-Indo-European *-os
7. Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos
8. Proto-Italic *jowos
9. Old Latin *iowos, *iowez-
10. Proto-Indo-European *-tós
11. Proto-Italic *-tos
12. Old Latin -tus
13. Old Latin iovestos
14. Latin iūstus
15. Old French justebor.
16. Middle English juste
17. English just
18. From Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus (“just, lawful, rightful, true, due, proper, moderate”), from Proto-Italic *jowestos, related to Latin iūs (“law, right”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. Compare Scots juist (“just”), Saterland Frisian juust (“just”), West Frisian just (“just”), Dutch juist (“just”), German Low German jüst (“jüst”), German just (“just”), Danish just (“just”), Swedish just (“just”). Doublet of giusto. See: Latin Adjectives 'iūstus', Dutch Adjectives 'juist'.