just (
http://definr.com/just)
adj 1: 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" [ant:
unjust]
2: implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a
natural sense of what is fair to all; "equitable treatment
of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts
among the children" [syn:
equitable] [ant:
inequitable]
3: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception;
or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair
referee; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight";
"by fair means or foul" [syn:
fair] [ant:
unfair]
4: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just
cause"; "an upright and respectable man"; "the life of the
nation is secure only while the nation is honest,
truthful, and virtuous"- Frederick Douglass [syn:
good,
upright,
virtuous]
adv 1: and nothing more; "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" [syn:
merely,
simply,
only,
but]
2: 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"
[syn:
precisely,
exactly]
3: only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now
came out" [syn:
just now]
4: (intensifier) absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore";
"he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"
[syn:
simply]
5: by a small margin; "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 [syn:
barely,
hardly,
scarcely,
scarce]