quite a few

quite a few or quite a number also  {formal} not a few  {n.} or  {adj. phr.}

Довольно большое количество; больше, чем несколько.

Quite a few went to the game.

The basket had quite a few rotten apples in it.

- Фраза "quite a number" используется как прилагательное только перед "less", "more".

Few people saw the play on the first night but quite a number more came on the second night.

- Иногда используется как наречие.

We still have quite a few more miles to go before we reach New York.

Син.: GOOD MANY, NOT A FEW. Ср.: A FEW, A NUMBER.