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| 1. | [ adverb ] to a degree (not used with a negative) | |
| Synonyms: | rather | |
| Examples: | "quite tasty" "quite soon" "quite ill" "quite rich" |
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| 2. | [ adverb ] to the greatest extent; completely | |
| Examples: | "you're quite right" "she was quite alone" "was quite mistaken" "quite the opposite" "not quite finished" "did not quite make it" |
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| 3. | [ adverb ] of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative) | |
| Synonyms: | quite_an quite_a | |
| Examples: | "her victory was quite something" "she's quite a girl" "quite a film" "quite a walk" "we've had quite an afternoon" |
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| 4. | [ adverb ] actually or truly or to an extreme | |
| Examples: | "was quite a sudden change" "it's quite the thing to do" "quite the rage" "Quite so!" |
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| Similar spelling: |
quit quite_a quote quoit quat quota Quito quiet Quaid Quade |
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