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: 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}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0
