Does the word "quite", when modifying an adjective, mean "very" or "fairly"?

using 'quite' as a caveat is quite hors de question!

just to be clear, when it's preceded with "well" (as in my example) it's clearly a limiting-via-precision and NOT an intensifier

actually precision is always to the point with this word: other elements in the sentence indicate where on the scale the precision occurs -- "up at the top end!" or "further back than you think!"

hmm i feel like the rejoinder is saying 'yes, it was very difficult, BUT....'

I'd argue that etymologically 'tramp' for 'loose woman' probably comes from the same place as 'tramp' for 'vagrant' / 'hobo' etc, ie not having / maintaining a home, but the connotations for a woman are different for a man in what that means.

'Tramp stamp' I still hear in the UK every so often and everyone gets what that means.

Also 'quite' as a modifier in the UK I'd suggest denotes very mild surprise in either direction depending on context - either more easy or more difficult than was expected. All about inflection.

Quite!

I wonder if the word 'trollop' influenced the tramp shift somehow

tracer it's saying "difficult? difficult to YOU maybe (you lump)"

"very difficult? yes, if by very difficult you mean quite difficult"

hahah this usage has utterly passed me by then. what a lump indeed!

Tramp stamp' I still hear in the UK every so often and everyone gets what that means.

Can't say I've ever heard that and must admit I'm not 100% sure what it means.

Ok found it on urban dictionary. I move in genteel circles which explains my naivety.