| just | | |
| adj. | 1. just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
| ~ fair, just | 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" |
| ~ honourable, honorable | worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect.; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country" |
| ~ conscionable | acceptable to your conscience. |
| ~ meet, fitting | being precisely fitting and right.; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" |
| ~ retributive, retributory, vindicatory | given or inflicted in requital according to merits or deserts.; "retributive justice" |
| ~ rightful | legally valid.; "a rightful inheritance" |
| ~ right | in conformance with justice or law or morality.; "do the right thing and confess" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| adj. | 2. equitable, just | fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience.; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children" |
| ~ fair, just | 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" |
| ~ honest, fair | gained or earned without cheating or stealing.; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" |
| ~ evenhanded | without partiality.; "evenhanded justice" |
| ~ just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
| ~ impartial | showing lack of favoritism.; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" |
| adj. | 3. fair, just | 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" |
| ~ antimonopoly, antitrust | of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices. |
| ~ sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty, clean | exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play.; "a clean fight"; "a sporting solution of the disagreement"; "sportsmanlike conduct" |
| ~ fair-minded | of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced. |
| ~ fair-and-square | just and honest. |
| ~ just | used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting.; "a just and lasting peace"; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
| ~ impartial | showing lack of favoritism.; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" |
| ~ reasonable, sensible | showing reason or sound judgment.; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person" |
| adj. | 4. good, just, upright | of moral excellence.; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man" |
| ~ righteous | characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice.; "the...prayer of a righteous man availeth much" |
| adv. | 5. but, just, merely, only, simply | 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" |
| adv. | 6. exactly, just, precisely | 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" |
| adv. | 7. just, just now | only a moment ago.; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out" |
| adv. | 8. just, simply | absolutely.; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!" |
| ~ intensifier, intensive | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies.; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
| adv. | 9. barely, hardly, just, scarce, scarcely | 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" |
| adv. | 10. just | exactly at this moment or the moment described.; "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them" |
| proper | | |
| adj. | 1. proper | marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness.; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners" |
| ~ appropriate | suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc.; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" |
| ~ correct, right | free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth.; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision" |
| ~ decent | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior.; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd" |
| ~ decorous | characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct.; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme" |
| ~ becoming, comely, comme il faut, seemly, decent, decorous | according with custom or propriety.; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior" |
| ~ correct, right | socially right or correct.; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior" |
| ~ correct, right | in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure.; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters" |
| ~ fitting | in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion.; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this" |
| ~ halal | proper or legitimate.; "the fund earns halal profits in full compliance with the Shari'a" |
| ~ kosher | proper or legitimate. |
| ~ priggish, prissy, prudish, square-toed, straight-laced, straightlaced, strait-laced, straitlaced, tight-laced, prim, puritanical, victorian | exaggeratedly proper.; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts" |
| ~ right | in conformance with justice or law or morality.; "do the right thing and confess" |
| adj. | 2. proper | having all the qualities typical of the thing specified.; "wanted a proper dinner; not just a snack"; "he finally has a proper job" |
| ~ real | no less than what is stated; worthy of the name.; "the real reason"; "real war"; "a real friend"; "a real woman"; "meat and potatoes--I call that a real meal"; "it's time he had a real job"; "it's no penny-ante job--he's making real money" |
| adj. | 3. proper | limited to the thing specified.; "the city proper"; "his claim is connected with the deed proper" |
| ~ specific | (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique.; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" |
| adj. | 4. proper, right | appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs.; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position" |
| ~ appropriate | suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc.; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate" |
| sane | | |
| adj. | 1. sane | mentally healthy; free from mental disorder.; "appears to be completely sane" |
| ~ rational | consistent with or based on or using reason.; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought" |
| ~ compos mentis, of sound mind | of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to go to trial. |
| ~ in her right mind, in his right mind, in their right minds | behaving responsibly. |
| ~ lucid | having a clear mind.; "a lucid moment in his madness" |
| adj. | 2. reasonable, sane | marked by sound judgment.; "sane nuclear policy" |
| ~ rational | consistent with or based on or using reason.; "rational behavior"; "a process of rational inference"; "rational thought" |
| suited | | |
| adj. | 1. suitable, suited | meant or adapted for an occasion or use.; "a tractor suitable (or fit) for heavy duty"; "not an appropriate (or fit) time for flippancy" |
| ~ fit | meeting adequate standards for a purpose.; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" |
| adj. | 2. suited | outfitted or supplied with clothing.; "recruits suited in green" |
| ~ clad, clothed | wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination.; "clothed and in his right mind"; "proud of her well-clothed family"; "nurses clad in white"; "white-clad nurses" |
| taro | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. cocoyam, dasheen, eddo, taro | edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants. |
| ~ colocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, dasheen, taro | herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves. |
| ~ root | (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground. |
| n. (plant) | 2. colocasia esculenta, dalo, dasheen, taro, taro plant | herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves. |
| ~ edda, taro root, cocoyam, dasheen, taro | tropical starchy tuberous root. |
| ~ aroid, arum | any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe. |
| ~ colocasia, genus colocasia | small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of tropical Asia: taro. |
| ~ cocoyam, dasheen, eddo, taro | edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants. |
| n. (food) | 3. cocoyam, dasheen, edda, taro, taro root | tropical starchy tuberous root. |
| ~ root vegetable | any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers. |
| ~ poi | Hawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment. |
| ~ colocasia esculenta, dalo, taro plant, dasheen, taro | herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves. |
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