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quite
adverb
1 quite
To a degree (not used with a negative):
— Quite tasty.
— Quite soon.
— Quite ill.
— Quite rich.
synonym: rather.
Roget 52:
completely
etc.
adj.;
altogether,
outright,
wholly,
totally,
in toto,
quite;
all out;
over head and ears;
effectually,
for good and all,
nicely,
fully,
through thick and thin,
head and shoulders;
neck and heel,
neck and crop;
in all respects,
in every respect;
at all points,
out and out,
to all intents and purposes;
toto coelo [Lat.];
utterly;
clean,
clean as a whistle;
to the full,
to the utmost,
to the backbone;
hollow,
stark;
heart and soul,
root and branch,
down to the ground.
to the top of one's bent,
as far as possible,
a outrance†.
throughout;
from first to last,
from beginning to end,
from end to end,
from one end to the other,
from Dan to Beersheba,
from head to foot,
from top to toe,
from top to bottom,
de fond en comble [Fr.];
a fond,
a capite ad calcem [Lat.],
ab ovo usque ad mala [Lat.],
fore and aft;
every,
whit,
every inch;
cap-a-pie,
to the end of the chapter;
up to the brim,
up to the ears,
up to the eyes;
as a as can be.
on all accounts;
sous tous les rapports [Fr.];
with a vengeance,
with a witness.
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2 quite
To the greatest extent; completely.
3 quite
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.
synonyms: quite a, quite an.
4 quite
Actually or truly or to an extreme.
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