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(a)
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
"
(a)
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
"
(a)
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
"
(r)
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
"
(r)
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
"
(r)
only
a
moment
ago
; "
he
has
just
arrived
"; "
the
sun
just
now
came
out
"
(r)
absolutely
; "
I
just
can
''
t
take
it
anymore
"; "
he
was
just
grand
as
Romeo
"; "
it
''
s
simply
beautiful
!"
(r)
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
(s)
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
just Synonyms
barely
but
equitable
exactly
fair
good
hardly
just
just now
merely
only
precisely
scarce
scarcely
simply
upright
virtuous
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