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adverb
  1. only a very short time 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
    barely  hardly  just  scarcely  scarce  barely  hardly  just  scarcely  scarce 
  2. 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"
    merely  simply  just  only  but  merely  simply  just  only  but 
  3. 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"
    precisely  exactly  just  precisely  exactly  just 
  4. only a moment ago
    "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out"
    just  just now  just  just now 
  5. absolutely
    "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"
    just  simply  just  simply 
  6. exactly at this moment or the moment described
    "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them";
    just  just 
adjective
  1. fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
    "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
    equitable  just 
  2. 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"
    fair  just 
  3. of moral excellence
    "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
    good  just  upright 
  4. 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"
    just 
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