1. (

• 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. (

• 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. (

• 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. (

• good ,
• just ,
• upright

) of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" ;

1. (

• merely ,
• simply ,
• just ,
• only ,
• but ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• precisely ,
• exactly ,
• just ,
• properly ,

) indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said;

3. (

• just ,
• just_now

) only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out" ;

4. (

• just ,
• simply ,

) (used for emphasis) absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" ;

5. (

• barely ,
• hardly ,
• just ,
• scarcely ,
• scarce

) only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "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 ;

6. (

• just ,

) possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true); "it might just happen" ;

7. (

• just ,

) exactly at this moment or the moment described; "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them" ;

8. (

• barely ,
• just ,

) by a little; "I only just caught the bus"; "he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours"; "it was barely 5 a.m."; "the network has barely 5 percent of viewers"; "the batter just missed being hit" ;