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    [Adverb]  | "quite" | \ ˈkwīt \


    1: wholly, completely

    2: to an extreme : positively —often used as an intensifier with a

    3: to a considerable extent : rather


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from quite, adjective, quit;

    [Idiom]  | "quite apart from" 


    1: without even taking into consideration

    [Idiom]  | "quite right" 


    1: —used to say that one thinks someone did the right thing

    [Idiom]  | "get/take quite a hammering" 


    1: to suffer severe injury or damage

    [Idiom]  | "for (quite) some time" 


    1: for a somewhat long time

    [Noun]  | "quite a while" 


    1: a long time

    [Noun]  | "quite something" 


    1: a major event

    [Noun]  | "quite some time" 


    1: a long period of time

    [Noun]  | "the reverse" 


    1: something that is opposite to something else —often + of

    2: the back side of a coin, document, etc.

    [Adverb]  | "quite" 


    1: to a full extent or degree;


      * e.g., " ... are you quite sure you have permission to go? "





    2: to some degree or extent;


      * e.g., " ... we camped quite near Mount Rushmore "



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    [Phrase]  | "quite a bit" 


    1: a considerable amount;


      * e.g., " ... There's still quite a bit of soup left if you'd like to take some home. "





    [Phrase]  | "quite a few" 


    1: being of a large but indefinite number;


      * e.g., " ... This weather's already caused quite a few accidents, so take your time driving. "



    •  Antonyms : 

    •  few





     [ "quite" ]

    1: In this context, quite is used as a stand-alone adjective. A non-specific expression of approval. Equivalent calling something or someone "money."

      * e.g.,  ... Damn yo, that girl is quite! 

     [ "quite" ]

    1: A white person that has quieted.

      * e.g.,  ... Chad: The earth is flat ya know. 

     [ "quite" ]

    1: Quite - 21'st century slang for yes

      * e.g.,  ... Chris: i am an inventor 


     [ "quite" ]

    2: came about in the suburbal area of long island, . . . by two girls named anna and christa.

      * e.g.,  ... anna: quite 

     [ "quite" ]

    1: An unfortunate (and all too common) misspelling of the word quiet. This usage originates from cheeky gits attempting to parade their self-affirmed expertise regarding the latest 133t computer hardware. Examples are most often found in customer-submitted reviews of equipment such as CPU coolers, graphics cards, power supplies, water cooling systems, and most commonly, case fans.

      * e.g.,  ...  The fans included with the case were quite. 


     [ "quite" ]

    2: Instances of the term actually should prompt product re-evaluation in sensible folk, as users of it call into question whether they are capable of critical thought, or if they even own said equipment.

      * e.g.,  ...  The replacement cooler was quite compared to the stock one. 

     [ "quite" ]

    1: This means "Kevin is the man!"

      * e.g.,  ... I quite, just rename the book to something like "Why Ambizzy and Mousee wanna be just like Mach" 

     [ "Quit-quitting" ]

    1: (verb): the act of reversing a course of action, mission, food/drink item, and/or significant other that one has quit prior. To quit the quitting process.

      * e.g.,  ... “Sally told me she quit talking to Josh, but now she is talking to him on the phone right now. She is totally quit-quitting." 

     [ "quite, quite" ]

    1: A very posh expression used to express profound agreement, with strong understatement. Only used by the highly posh British. The 'double-quite' is a relative of the 'single quite', used in the similar circumstances, but less profound and much more common. The double-quite is not to be used by amateurs, or the would-be posh. It confers an added degree of standoffishness, unexpressed opinion or derision (as compared to the single quite) with respect to the person or thing being discussed.

      * e.g.,  ... person1: if Anne Boleyn doesn't give the king a male heir, she's going to be in trouble! person 2: quite, quite 

     [ "Quite" ]

    1: A word true gentlemen use when they agree with something another gentleman has spoken. It can also be used as an adjective in stead of "really".

      * e.g.,  ... That man is quite the lad. Yes, quite. 

     [ "Quitness" ]

    1: Quitness can be defined as being a witness to somebody quiting on their potential, a defined goal, or a dream.

      * e.g.,  ... I am a quitness to Lebron James ability to lead the Cavs to a championship. I am a quitness to Lebron James being a role model to youth. 

     [ "no quit" ]

    1: a philosophy for living. The mindset that giving up is not an option.

      * e.g.,  ... Even though he had been knocked to the canvass three times, the boxer had no quit in him as he finished the fifteen round fight with a flurry of punches. 

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