Just about
Just about adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
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Not entirely and just about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Not entirely" instead an adverb phrase "Just about".
Not entirely
Just about and not entirely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Just about" instead an adverb phrase "Not entirely".
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Related pairs
- part and just about
- part and not entirely
- nearly and just about
- nearly and not entirely
- almost and just about
- almost and not entirely
- somewhat and just about
- somewhat and not entirely
- all but and just about
- all but and not entirely
- half and just about
- half and not entirely
- moderately and just about
- moderately and not entirely
Both terms in one sentence
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Having been arrested numerous times, engaged to just about every eligible woman he has met and involved in all manner of hijinks, pranks, attempted burglaries, escapes from the police and general tomfoolery, the weight of evidence might suggest that he is not entirely normal.
Source: Series / Jeeves and Wooster
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