Busted vs Justed - What's the difference?
busted | justed |
(often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust .
(slang) Broke; having no money.
(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
* 2009 , , “New Year” (essay), in The Nearest Exit May Be Behind You , ISBN 9781458775856, ReadHowYouWant.com (2010),
(slang) Extremely ugly.
* 2004 July 30, "Ms Pnoopie Pnats" (username), "talking about hot or not...", in alt.support.shyness, Usenet :
(slang) Tired.
(slang) Broken.
(bust)
(just)
Factually ; right, correct; proper.
Morally ; upright; righteous, equitable.
* Shakespeare
Only, simply, merely.
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, title= (sentence adverb) (Used to reduce the force of an imperative); simply.
(speech act) (Used to convey a less serious or formal tone)
(speech act) (Used to show humility).
(degree) absolutely, positively
Moments ago, recently.
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, title= By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
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, chapter=14 Exactly, perfectly.
Precisely.
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As verbs the difference between busted and justed
is that busted is (bust) while justed is (just).As an adjective busted
is (often used in combination with an adjective) having a certain type of bust or busted can be (slang) broke; having no money.busted
English
Etymology 1
See bust (Etymology 1)Adjective
(en adjective)Etymology 2
See (Etymology 2)Adjective
(en adjective)- I'd like to help you, but I'm busted .
- I saw you take that cookie from the cookie jar! You're busted !
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- Plus, to be honest, the look on his face when he realized how very busted they were was worth far more than the fifty dollars I paid for their dinner.
- She was cute, but all her friends were busted .
- ok this gals bod is hot but her face is busted
Synonyms
* (tired)Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *justed
English
Verb
(head)just
English
(wikipedia just)Etymology 1
From (etyl) juste, from (etyl) juste, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch & Scottish juist, French juste etc.Adjective
- It is a just assessment of the facts.
- It looks like a just solution at first glance.
- We know your grace to be a man / Just and upright.
Synonyms
* fair * upright * righteous * equitableAntonyms
* unjustDerived terms
* justly * justnessAdverb
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- And having just enough, not covet more.
- The god Pan guided my hand just to the heart of the beast.
- To-night, at Herne's oak, just 'twixt twelve and one.
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