giusto

See also: Giusto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian giusto (“right, just”). Doublet of just.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːstəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.stoʊ/

Adjective

giusto (not comparable)

1. (music, said of a tempo) strict, exact.

Adverb

giusto (not comparable)

1. (music) Following a tempo marking strictly or exactly.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin iūstus, jūstus, from Proto-Italic *jowestos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-es-tos, from the root *h₂yew- (“justice”, “law”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒu.sto/

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• Rhymes: -usto
• Hyphenation: giù‧sto

Adjective

giusto (feminine giusta, masculine plural giusti, feminine plural giuste, superlative giustissimo)

1. just, right

   Antonym: ingiusto

Derived terms

• giustamente

Related terms

• giustizia
• tempo giusto

Descendants

• → English: giusto

Noun

giusto m (plural giusti, feminine giusta)

1. righteous person

Adverb

giusto

1. just, exactly