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just enough

just enough determiner: the minimum amount necessary for something.

Determiner

just enough

  1. (set phrase) The minimum amount necessary for something.

Origin of just enough

From just (“merely”) + enough (“sufficient”).

Words formed from just enough

Questions about just enough

What does just enough mean?
Just enough means the minimum amount necessary for something.
What part of speech is just enough?
Just enough is a determiner.

Words near just enough in the dictionary

  1. just compensation
  2. just compensations
  3. just deserts
  4. just desserts
  5. just ducky
  6. just enough
  7. just folks
  8. just friends
  9. just gone
  10. just in
  11. just in case

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