Vast areas of rainforest are cut in one go (clear felling) and the most valuable trees are selected for timber, leaving the others for wood chipping. The roads that are created in order to cut and remove the timber often lead to further damage: see the effect of forest roads under Oil Companies.
adv. completely. 1  absolutely. 2  actually. 3  all. 4  all in all. 5  all told. 6  altogether. 7  considerably. 8  entirely. 9  fully. 10  in all respects. 11  in fact. 12  in reality. 13  in toto. 14  in truth. 15  just. 16  largely. 17  perfectly. 18  positively. 19  precisely. 20  purely. 21  really. 22  thoroughly. 23  totally. 24  truly. 25  utterly. 26  well. 27  wholly. 28  without reservation.
Dictionary entry overview: What does quite mean? â¢ QUITE (adverb) The adverb QUITE has 4 senses: 1. to a degree (not used with a negative) 2. to the greatest extent; completely 3. of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative) 4. actually or truly or to an extreme Familiarity information: QUITE used as an adverb is uncommon.