quite /kwaɪt/
1. to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich"
2. 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"
synset: quite
3. 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"
synset: quite, quite_a, quite_an
4. actually or truly or to an extreme; "was quite a sudden change"; "it's quite the thing to do"; "quite the rage"; "Quite so!"
synset: quite
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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