Quite
[kwaɪt]
Definition
(adv.) to the greatest extent; completely; 'you're quite right'; 'she was quite alone'; 'was quite mistaken'; 'quite the opposite'; 'not quite finished'; 'did not quite make it'.
(adv.) to a degree (not used with a negative); 'quite tasty'; 'quite soon'; 'quite ill'; 'quite rich'.
(adv.) of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative); 'her victory was quite something'; 'she's quite a girl'; 'quite a film'; 'quite a walk'; 'we've had quite an afternoon'.
(adv.) actually or truly or to an extreme; 'was quite a sudden change'; 'it's quite the thing to do'; 'quite the rage'; 'Quite so!'.
Editor: Vanessa--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t. & i.) See Quit.
(a.) Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken.
(a.) To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. Completely, wholly, entirely, totally, perfectly.[2]. [Colloquial.] Very, considerably, in a great degree, to a great extent.
Checker: Lorenzo
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Perfectly, entirely, completely, wholly, truly, altogether, totally
ANT:Partially, imperfectly, barely, insufficiently, hardly
Edited by Griffith
Definition
adv. completely: wholly: entirely.—Quite a little a good few: considerable; Quite so a phrase denoting assent in conversation.
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Examples
- I told his impudence that the gilt pestle and mortar was quite ornament enough; as if I was born, indeed, to be a country surgeon's wife! William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Will was not quite contented, thinking that he would apparently have been of more importance if he had been disliked. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And then commenced a train of thought quite new to me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Permit me to mention one little instance, which, though it relates to myself, will not be quite uninteresting to you. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Which means, I suppose, that you are not quite clear about your case? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- On the second day he found his wife and Sir Percival whispering together quite familiar, close under the vestry of the church. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- These good people were absolutely ignorant that their land contained that which was quite as valuable as a gold-mine. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Bell quite startled me when he said, some idea of the kind--' 'Mr. Bell! Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The sitting was altogether very satisfactory; she was quite enough pleased with the first day's sketch to wish to go on. Jane Austen. Emma.
- He had always meant to do something, and Amy's advice was quite unnecessary. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- My rescue from this kind of existence I considered quite hopeless, and abandoned, as such, altogether. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He went away and was gone quite a little while. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- Excuse me, Lady Dedlock, says Mr. Tulkinghorn, quite unmoved. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- You've hit it, ma'am: it's quite certain that it was her, and nobody but her, that set it going. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- That is quite impossible, said I, and entirely out of the question. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The penniless Colonel became quite obsequious and respectful to the head of his house, and despised the milksop Pitt no longer. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- At last he was happily got down without any accident, and then he began to beat Mr. Guppy with a hoop-stick in quite a frantic manner. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He was quite willing to tell me what his plan was, but I did not feel clear enough to understand it. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- It is quite too transparent, and it was a very bad compliment when you said that it was impossible for me to solve so simple a question. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am quite grieved for him, and very much frightened, and so is Sir Thomas; and how glad I should be if you were here to comfort me. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Still, said Maurice pertinently, the sun is still below the eastern side of the mountain, yet the air is quite warm. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- An inking roller, charged with an oily ink, is then passed over the stone and inks the drawing, but leaves all the other parts of the stone quite clean. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Now, Handel, I am quite free from the flavor of sour grapes, upon my soul and honor! Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Yet it was quite certain, from the absolute stillness, that we were in the country. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- Oh, quite well! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- He was quite enchanting. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- If the question concerned an outfit for Borrioboola, Ma would know all about it and would be quite excited. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- We quite understand each other--don't we? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But if she does, I am quite sure you will find her sons able to defend their island, even against enmity and treachery. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- It is much shorter, and probably not quite so exact as that of the French taxes. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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