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quite adverb [ kwʌɪt ]

• to the utmost or most absolute extent or degree; absolutely; completely.
• "it's quite out of the question"
Similar: completely, fully, entirely, totally, wholly, absolutely, utterly, outright, thoroughly, altogether, in every respect, in all respects, without reservation, without exception,
• to a certain or fairly significant extent or degree; fairly.
• "it's quite warm outside"
Similar: fairly, rather, somewhat, a bit, a little, slightly, relatively, comparatively, moderately, after a fashion, reasonably, to some extent/degree, to a certain extent, pretty, kind of, sort of, ish,

quite exclamation

• expressing agreement with or understanding of a remark or statement.
• "‘I don't want to talk about that now.’ ‘Quite’"
Origin: Middle English: from the obsolete adjective quite, variant of quit1.

not quite

• not completely or entirely.
"my hair's not quite dry"

not quite the thing

• not well, healthy, or normal.
"I'm afraid Oliver isn't feeling quite the thing this morning"

quite a —

• used to indicate that the specified person or thing is perceived as particularly notable, remarkable, or impressive.
"quite a party, isn't it?"

quite a lot

• a considerable amount.
"my job involves quite a lot of travel"

quite some

• a considerable amount of.
"she hasn't been seen for quite some time"



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