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Quite

//kwaɪt// adv, intj, noun

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.; With verbs, especially past participles. not-comparable

    "Thus when they had the witch diſrobed quight, / And all her filthy feature open ſhowne, / They let her goe at will, and wander waies vnknowne."

  2. 2
    To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.; With prepositional phrases and spatial adverbs. not-comparable

    "Margaret passed quite through the pines, and reached the opening beyond which was what was once the yard, but was now, except for a strip of flower-border and turf which showed care, simply a tangle of bushes and briars."

  3. 3
    To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.; With predicative adjectives. not-comparable

    "El adrea was quite dead. No more will he slink silently upon his unsuspecting prey."

  4. 4
    To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.; With attributive adjectives, following an (especially indefinite) article; chiefly as expressing contrast, difference etc. not-comparable

    "When I warned him that his words might be offensive to identical twins, he said that identical twins were a quite different case."

  5. 5
    To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.; Preceding nouns introduced by the indefinite article. Chiefly in negative constructions. not-comparable

    "I ventured to hint that he was not quite a fair judge, as [Charles] Churchill had attacked him violently."

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  1. 6
    To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.; With adverbs of manner. not-comparable

    "However, the proceedings were quite carefully orchestrated to produce what seemed to be a predetermined outcome."

  2. 7
    In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.; Coming before the indefinite article and an attributive adjective. (Now largely merged with moderative senses, below.) not-comparable

    ""My little plot has been rather successful, after all, hasn't it?" "Quite a perfect success," said Drake."

  3. 8
    In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.; With plain adjectives, past participles, and adverbs. not-comparable

    "“My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. / Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. / “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”"

  4. 9
    In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.; Coming before the definite article and an attributive superlative. not-comparable

    "Laploshka was one of the meanest men I have ever met, and quite one of the most entertaining."

  5. 10
    In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.; Before a noun preceded by an indefinite article; now often with ironic implications that the noun in question is particularly noteworthy or remarkable. not-comparable

    "To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was quite a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law."

  6. 11
    In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.; Before a noun preceded by the definite article. not-comparable

    "It's not quite the colour I am looking for."

  7. 12
    In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.; With prepositional or adverbial phrases. archaic, not-comparable
  8. 13
    To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather. not-comparable

    "Mind your shoes, the basement is quite wet."

Adverb
  1. 1
    to the greatest extent; completely wordnet
  2. 2
    to a degree (not used with a negative) wordnet
  3. 3
    of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative) wordnet
  4. 4
    actually or truly or to an extreme wordnet
Intj
  1. 1
    Indicates agreement; exactly so. UK

    "“That's a rather ugly colour for a house, don't you think?” — “Quite.”"

Noun
  1. 1
    A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.

Etymology

Etymology 1

A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite. Doublet of coy, quit, quiet, and quietus. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare Armenian շատ (šat).

Etymology 2

A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite. Doublet of coy, quit, quiet, and quietus. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare Armenian շատ (šat).

Etymology 3

From Spanish quite.

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