What does just so mean?

just so means "in a careful manner".

Is just so a common word?

just so is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

just so — meaning, pronunciation and definition

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
in a careful manner
“you must treat this plant just so”

Questions about just so

What does just so mean?: just so means "in a careful manner".
Is just so a common word?: just so is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for just so come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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