QUITING
QUITE
Quite, v. t. & i.
Definition: See Quit. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Quite, adv. Etym: [F. quite discharged, free, clear; cf. OF.
quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See Quit, a.]
1. Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is
not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite
mistaken.
Man shall not quite be lost, but saved who will. Milton.
The same actions may be aimed at different ends, and arise from quite
contrary principles. Spectator.
2. To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably. "Quite
amusing." Macaulay.
He really looks quite concerned. Landor.
The island stretches along the land and is quite close to it. Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition