[quite a few] or [quite a number] also {formal} [not a few] {n.}
or {adj. phr.}
Rather a large number; more than a few.
* /Quite a few went to the game./* /The basket had quite a few rotten apples in it./
- The phrase "quite a number" is used like an adjective only before "less", "more".
* /Few people saw the play on the first night but quite a number more came on the second night./
- Sometimes used like an adverb.
* /We still have quite a few more miles to go before we reach New York./
Syn.: GOOD MANY, NOT A FEW. Compare: A FEW, A NUMBER.
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