Sekirov Dictionary

quite

/kwaɪ̯t/

adverb 15
exclamation 1
/ˈkiːteɪ/ noun 1
forms 1
phrases 3

adverb15

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
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fairly
- Mind your shoes, the basement is quite wet.
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With verbs, especially past participles.
- 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. — 1590
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With prepositional phrases and spatial adverbs.
- Religion and parochial etiquette are probed to reveal unhealthy, and sometimes shockingly violent, internal desires quite at odds with the surface life of a town in which tolerance is preached. — 2010
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With predicative adjectives.
- El adrea was quite dead. No more will he slink silently upon his unsuspecting prey. — 1915
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With attributive adjectives, following an (especially indefinite) article; chiefly as expressing contrast, difference etc.
- When I warned him that his words might be offensive to identical twins, he said that identical twins were a quite different case. — 2003
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Preceding nouns introduced by the indefinite article. Chiefly in negative constructions.
- I ventured to hint that he was not quite a fair judge, as [Charles] Churchill had attacked him violently. — 1791
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With adverbs of manner.
- However, the proceedings were quite carefully orchestrated to produce what seemed to be a predetermined outcome. — 2009
In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
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Coming before the indefinite article and an attributive adjective. (Now largely merged with moderative senses, below.)
- "My little plot has been rather successful, after all, hasn't it?" "Quite a perfect success," said Drake. — 1898
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With plain adjectives, past participles, and adverbs.
- London Underground is quite unique in how many front line staff it has, as anyone who has travelled on the Paris Metro or New York Subway will testify. — 2010
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Coming before the definite article and an attributive superlative.
- Laploshka was one of the meanest men I have ever met, and quite one of the most entertaining. — 1910
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Before a noun preceded by an indefinite article; now often with ironic implications that the noun in question is particularly noteworthy or remarkable.
- “Looks like you and Clay had quite a party,” she said with a glimmer in her dark blue eyes. — 2011
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Before a noun preceded by the definite article.
- It's not quite the colour I am looking for.
(no longer used) With prepositional or adverbial phrases.

exclamation1

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(UK) Indicates agreement; exactly so.
- “That's a rather ugly colour for a house, don't you think?” — “Quite.”

quite

/ˈkiːteɪ/

noun1

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

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