单词 | quaite |
释义 | quaiteadv. Chiefly humorous. = quite adv. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > completeness > [adverb] > completely, quite, or absolutely faira1325 quitec1330 full outa1382 straightly1395 absolutely?a1425 quitementa1450 rightc1450 twighta1500 cleara1522 plain1535 flat1577 sincerely1583 clever1664 cleverly1696 sublimely1722 square1862 quaite1864 fucking A1960 1864 J. S. Le Fanu Uncle Silas I. x. 103 It is impossible, you must see—quaite impossible. 1933 W. S. Maugham Sheppey i. 28 I always say I quaite understand. Noblesse oblige if you know what I mean. 1961 P. G. Wodehouse Service with Smile v. 87 ‘Do you mean no beer?’ ‘Quate. I shall be keeping an eye on you.’ 1979 G. Petrie Hand of Glory iii. 37 She is quaite raight... Ay would not wish to seem grotesque. 2002 Spectator (Nexis) 15 June 33 His letters to her are gloriously posturing: ‘oh the sunshine has a fearful effect on me—it makes me want to take you into a wood over the hill, &..love you until you are quite, quite dead’ (this sounds less sinister if read in the accents of contemporary romantic cinema, ‘quaite, quaite dudd..’). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1864 |
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