quite
completely, wholly, or entirely: quite the reverse;not quite finished.
actually, really, or truly: quite a sudden change.
to a considerable extent or degree: quite small;quite objectionable.
Origin of quite
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How to use quite in a sentence
None of these, though, has inspired quite the same backlash as fluoride.
The benefits of incumbency are quite potent, especially in the all-important area of raising campaign funds.
The media tend to frame situations like this as aberrations, but in this case, quite the opposite is the truth.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering? | Michael Tomasky | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYou have to acknowledge your age and position in life, for me quite a lot of those emotionally fueled songs were hormone songs.
But quite unlike the schmuck, and this is the fun part, they never run up the white flag; indeed quite the opposite.
Steve Scalise and the Right’s Ridiculous Racial Blame Game | Michael Tomasky | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole's well-known establishment.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsShe is quite true, but not wise, and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing.
Checkmate | Joseph Sheridan Le FanuSolely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.
Pearls of Thought | Maturin M. BallouAnd furthermore, I imagine something else about this—quite unlike the old Bible—I imagine all of it periodically revised.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsSometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard Bastin
British Dictionary definitions for quite
/ (kwaɪt) /
to the greatest extent; completely or absolutely: you're quite right; quite the opposite
(not used with a negative) to a noticeable or partial extent; somewhat: she's quite pretty
in actuality; truly: he thought the bag was heavy, but it was quite light; it's quite the thing to do
quite a (not used with a negative) of an exceptional, considerable, or noticeable kind: quite a girl; quite a long walk
quite something a remarkable or noteworthy thing or person
Also: quite so an expression used to indicate agreement or assent
Origin of quite
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