quite a few

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Determiner

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quite a few

  1. An indefinite and somewhat large number; more than a few; a fair number of.
    I've watched quite a few basketball games in my time.
    • 2022 May 20, ISP, quoting iSorrowproductions, What Happens When You Randomise EVERYTHING In Minecraft[1]:
      Well, they say money doesn't grow on trees, but what about iron helmets? I appear to have quite a few of those.

Synonyms

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  • (indefinite and somewhat large number): quite some (proscribed)

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Noun

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quite a few

  1. An indefinite and somewhat large number.
    • 2016, Walter Laqueur, Worlds Ago: A Memoir of My Journeying Years[2]:
      About a third, perhaps more, were killed in the war; of the survivors quite a few were wounded, some severely.

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Usage notes

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  • Quite a few indicates a relatively large amount; quite few, a very small one.

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