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What does quite the contrary mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word quite the contrary? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. (conjunctive) opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed.
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Gyanendra's democratic credentials have never been too obvious, quite the contrary.
It is quite the contrary in the case of the instantaneous gratification of a video work, of an installation, or of gestural art.
There is nothing disreputable or sinister in this, quite the contrary.
Your needs do not decrease on retirement, quite the contrary.
The man wasn't tall, quite the contrary, he was podgy with a round, smiling face.
I think Austria has no call for complaint regarding what has been done, quite the contrary.

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