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quite another matter Definition


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quite
adverb
    1. Completely; entirely.
      Example: I quite understand
      Example: It's not quite clear what happened
      Thesaurus: completely, totally, entirely, wholly.
    2. To a high degree.
      Example: quite exceptional
    3. Rather; fairly; to some or a limited degree.
      Example: quite a nice day
      Example: quite enjoyed it
    4. Used in a reply: I agree, see your point, etc
      Form: quite so (also)
Idiom: not quite
    Hardly; just short of or less than a specified thing.
Idiom: quite a ... (quite an ...)
    A striking, impressive, daunting, challenging, etc ....
      Example: That was quite a night
Idiom: quite a few
    colloq
    A reasonably large number of (people or things, etc).
      Example: quite a few people brought their kids
Idiom: quite another matter (quite another thing)
    Very different.
Idiom: quite some ...
    A considerably large amount of ....
      Example: I might be quite some time
Idiom: quite something
    Very impressive.
      Example: His flat is quite something
Etymology: 14c: from (adj) quit.



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