eng: just - UWN/MENTA

eng: just

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means	(adjective) 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
means	(adjective) 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
means	(adjective) 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
means	(adjective) of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" just, good, upright
means	(adverb) 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, but, simply, just, only
means	(adverb) 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
means	(adverb) only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out" just, just now
means	(adverb) absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" simply, just
means	(adverb) 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 hardly, scarce, scarcely, just, barely
means	(adverb) exactly at this moment or the moment described; "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them"; just

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