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Just

adverb

1.

And nothing more. Synonyms: but, merely, only, simply. "It is simply a matter of time" , "Just a scratch" , "He was only a child" , "Hopes that last but a moment"

2.

Indicating exactness or preciseness. Synonyms: exactly, precisely. "It was just as he said--the jewel was gone" , "It has just enough salt"

3.

Only a moment ago. Synonym: just now. "The sun just now came out"

4.

Absolutely. Synonym: simply. "He was just grand as Romeo" , "It's simply beautiful!"

5.

Only a very short time before. Synonyms: barely, hardly, scarce, scarcely. "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"

6.

Exactly at this moment or the moment described.

adjective

1.

Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting. "A kind and just man" , "A just reward" , "His just inheritance" Antonym: unjust.

2.

Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience. Synonym: equitable. "An equitable distribution of gifts among the children" Antonym: inequitable.

3.

Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules. Synonym: fair. "Fair deal" , "On a fair footing" , "A fair fight" , "By fair means or foul" Antonym: unfair.

4.

Of moral excellence. Synonyms: good, upright. "A just cause" , "An upright and respectable man"

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... Spices: then take out the Spices, and put in the Oysters to stew gently, that they be not hard; and when they are near enough, add a piece of Butter, and as much grated Bread as will thicken the Liquor of the Oysters; and just before you take them from the Fire, stir ...

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... letter from him from the trenches that didn't mention Sirius. Everyone seemed to adore the dog, which developed into a regimental mascot. What his early history was can never be known: but Brian rescued him from a burning chateau in Belgium, just as Jim rescued the rocking-horse of Mother Beckett's nursery story, though with rather more risk! It was a chateau where some hidden tragedy must have been enacted, because the Germans took possession of it with the family still there—such of the family as wasn't fighting: two young ...

— Everyman's Land • C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson

... re-reading what he had just written; "what does this mean? It seems to me that it would be prudent to read it ...

— The Conspirators - The Chevalier d'Harmental • Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

... the average miner. Yet the latter works hard in the bowels of the earth to provide real coals for real consumers, while the former is occupied in open air and daylight in damping down the imaginary fires of an imaginary hell. It is easy to see which is the more useful functionary, just as it is easy to see which is the better paid. Let us hope that the miners, and all other workers, will lay these facts to heart, and act accordingly. There are too many drones in England, living on the common produce of labor. ...

— Flowers of Freethought - (Second Series) • George W. Foote

... was a wise move,—we have enjoyed the living amazingly; but trust ourselves to those tasteless German cooks? We should be poisoned in a couple of days. Keep cool, my dear, or you will make yourself ill by getting into such a violent state of excitement just after breakfast. How do you suppose the important process of digestion can progress favorably if your blood is agitated in this ...

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