Quite
Quite adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Specifically and quite are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specifically" instead an adverb "Quite".
Specifically
Specifically adverb - In regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail.
Quite and specifically are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quite" instead an adverb "Specifically".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- even and quite
- even and specifically
- just and quite
- just and specifically
- precisely and quite
- precisely and specifically
- truly and quite
- truly and specifically
- absolutely and quite
- absolutely and specifically
- outright and quite
- outright and specifically
- positively and quite
- positively and specifically
Both words in one sentence
- Married Asha'man do something quite similar to the "Warder bond" with their wives, specifically because of this trope, but completely without the compulsion.
Source: Mindlink Mates -
Super Villain Sympathetic Murder Backstory: He didn't quite kill them with his own hands, specifically, but Dune once intentionally left an ally to die in order to save his best friend instead.
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It's not that he specifically hates them, but rather that they freak him out and he's slightly afraid of them because he isn't quite sure how to deal with them (Ando also teases him about their "razor sharp baby fingernails").
Source: Child Hater
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