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quite definition

quite (kwīt)

adverb

  1. completely; entirely not quite done
  2. really; truly; positively quite a hero
  3. to some, or a considerable, degree or extent; very or fairly quite warm outside

Etymology: ME quite: see quit,

quite Idioms

quite a few (or bit, etc.)

☆
Informal more than a few (or bit, etc.)

quite (so)!

certainly!I agree!

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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