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free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
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adjective
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
“a fair referee”
adjective
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
“equitable treatment of all citizens”
adjective
used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
“{'source': 'A.Lincoln', 'text': 'a just and lasting peace'}”
adjective
of moral excellence
“a genuinely good person”
adverb
only a very short time before
“we hardly knew them”
adverb
by a little
“I only just caught the bus”
adverb
exactly at this moment or the moment described
“we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them”
adverb
and nothing more
“I was merely asking”
adverb
only a moment ago
“he has just arrived”
adverb
indicating exactness or preciseness
“he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do”
adverb
(used for emphasis) absolutely
“I just can't take it anymore”
adverb
possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
“it might just happen”
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a fair referee
fair deal
on a fair footing
a fair fight
by fair means or foul
equitable treatment of all citizens
an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
{'source': 'A.Lincoln', 'text': 'a just and lasting peace'}
a kind and just man
a just reward
his just inheritance
a genuinely good person
a just cause
an upright and respectable man
we hardly knew them
had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
{'source': 'W.B.Yeats', 'text': 'would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave'}
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
we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them
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
he has just arrived
the sun just now came out
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
{'source': 'Thomas Carlyle', 'text': 'Properly speaking, all true work is religion.'}
I just can't take it anymore
he was just grand as Romeo
it's simply beautiful!
it might just happen
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