quite

Definition

To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

Etymology

A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite. Doublet of coy, quit, quiet, and quietus. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare Armenian շատ (šat).

Example Sentences

• "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."
• "Nobuyoshi Araki has been called a monster, a pornographer and a genius—and the photographer quite agrees."
• "Margaret passed quite through the pines, and reached the opening beyond which was what was once the yard, but was now, except for a strip of flower-border and turf which showed care, simply a tangle of bushes and briars."