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[ adverb ] to a degree (not used with a negative)
Synonyms Examples "quite tasty" "quite soon" "quite ill" "quite rich" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)`` I told him who I was and he was quite cold . ("Editorials"...)The escalation must end sometime , and probably quite soon . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Technically it was fascinating , aurally spell-binding , and dramatically quite realistic . He may respect too_much the Italian tradition of letting singers hold_on to their notes , but to restrain them in a singers ' opera may be quite difficult . It 's really quite fun_- as_long_as you like games . |
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[ 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" Used in print (St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...)The two top talents of the time , Mickey_Mantle and Willie_Mays , have hit the ball harder and more successfully so_far this early season than at any period in careers which , to be frank about it , never have quite reached expectations . (The Christian Science Monitor,...)By trying to be both a serious survey of a bygone era and a showcase for today 's artists , the program turned_out to be a not quite perfect example of either . (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)After it has been seen , have the child start on a mat on hands and knees ( a thin , inexpensive mat is quite sufficient for anything that does not require falling ) . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)I am certainly not adequately trained to describe or enlarge on human fears , but there are certain features of the fears dispelled by scientific explanations that stand_out quite clearly . Often it is recognized that all the details of the pattern may not be essential to the outcome but , because the pattern was empirically determined and not developed through theoretical understanding , one is never quite certain which behavior elements are effective , and the whole pattern becomes ritualized . |
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[ adverb ] of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
Examples "her victory was quite something" "she's quite a girl" "quite a film" "quite a walk" "we've had quite an afternoon" Used in print (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)The expression has become quite a cliche . (Raymond J. Corsini et al., Roleplaying in Business...)Roleplaying can be done for quite a different purpose : to evaluate procedures , regardless of individuals . (Jay Williams, The Forger....)Among us , we three handled quite a few small commissions , from spot drawings for advertising_agencies uptown to magazine work and quick lettering jobs . |
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[ 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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