just
adjective
- 1
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
a fair referee
fair deal
- 2
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
equitable treatment of all citizens
an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
- 3
used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln
a kind and just man
- 4
of moral excellence
a genuinely good person
a just cause
adverb
- 1
only a very short time before
they could barely hear the speaker
we hardly knew them
- 2
exactly at this moment or the moment described
we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them
- 3
and nothing more
I was merely asking
it is simply a matter of time
- 4
only a moment ago
he has just arrived
the sun just now came out
- 5
indicating exactness or preciseness
he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
it was just as he said--the jewel was gone
- 6
absolutely
I just can't take it anymore
he was just grand as Romeo
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