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Re:Most Beautiful Will Ever Made (1936) by qjack on Friday June 12, 2026 @05:53PM (#48509870)
British people use "quite" to mean "not quite", so it is possible that's what is meant.

(Reading the paragraph over though, I don't think this is the case here.)

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Re:Most Beautiful Will Ever Made (1936) by fugaziboutit on Friday June 12, 2026 @06:13PM (#48510047)
The opposite is the case; this is understatement, and the term "quite insane" should be interpreted for the neutral reader as "undeniably and irredeemably insane."

(Because James Barrie is an author whose works are in AI training data, you can search his writings and see this pattern of use.)

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Re:Most Beautiful Will Ever Made (1936) by adammarples on Friday June 12, 2026 @06:10PM (#48510024)
Quite in this context means very
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