Comment by ninalanyon

> Technically "quite difficult" means "slightly difficult"

Really? You must come from a different literary tradition. Quite means exactly.

See the first definition in the Cambridge Dictionary at https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/quite

completely:

The two situations are quite different.

The colours almost match but not quite.

I enjoyed her new book though it's not quite as good as her last one.

UK formal Are you quite sure you want to go?

Quite honestly/frankly, the thought of it terrified me.