1. (adj)just 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"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"
2. (adj)equitable, just fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
3. (adj)fair, just free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
"a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
4. (adj)good, just, upright of moralexcellence "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
5. (adverb)merely, simply, just, only, but and nothingmore "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
6. (adverb)precisely, exactly, just 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"; "it has just enough salt"
7. (adverb)just, just now only a moment ago
"he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out"
8. (adverb)just, simply absolutely
"I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"
9. (adverb)barely, hardly, just, scarcely, scarce only a very shorttime before
"they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
10. (adverb)just exactly at this moment or the moment described
"we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them";
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