Vicki, "quite" is a thoroughly ambiguous word. Over here it either means "completely" (quite right, quite safe, quite sure, quite splendid) or "somewhat" (quite nice, quite soon).
The adjective usually determines which meaning it has, but occasionally it depends on intonation and/or context. "Well... I was quite pleased with his results overall, but I think he should have done better in Maths" vs. "You thought it was horrible? Actually, I was quite pleased with it!"
I gather the US meaning is normally "very" - fairly close to our "completely".
Mere
A diabolically, fiendishly clever mind. Possibly someone evil enough to take over the world. CC Aiken, Can You Guess the Writer? challenge
