Quite Definition
kwīt
adverb
Completely; entirely.
Are you quite convinced yet?
Webster's New World
Really; truly; positively.
Quite the best view available.
Webster's New World
To some, or a considerable, degree or extent; very or fairly.
Quite warm outside.
Webster's New World
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interjection
(chiefly UK) Indicates agreement; "exactly so".
Wiktionary
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Quite
- not quite
- quite a few (or bit, etc.)
- quite (so)!
Origin of Quite
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Middle English from quite clear, free from Old French from Latin quiētus freed quiet
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite.
From Wiktionary
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From Spanish quite.
From Wiktionary
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