quite terrible

Frequency: 7.075.0 per million words

Can mean 'completely' (esp. BrE) or 'fairly' (esp. AmE), but with a strong adjective like 'terrible' it usually means 'completely'.

terribleADVERB + terrible

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quite

Examples (10)

  • The weather was quite terrible during our vacation.
  • Her performance in the play was quite terrible, to be honest.
  • I had a quite terrible headache all day yesterday.
  • The food at that new restaurant was quite terrible; I won't go back.
  • His behavior towards the new employee was quite terrible and unprofessional.
  • The news we received this morning was quite terrible, a real shock.
  • Despite their efforts, the financial situation became quite terrible.
  • She felt quite terrible after hearing about the accident.
  • The internet connection here is quite terrible; I can't get any work done.
  • It would be quite terrible if we missed our flight.