quasi

1 of 2

adjective

qua·si ˈkwā-ˌzī

-ˌsī;

ˈkwä-zē

-sē

: having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes

a quasi corporation

: having a legal status only by operation or construction of law and without reference to intent

a quasi contract

quasi-

2 of 2

combining form

: in some sense or degree

quasiperiodic

quasi-judicial

: resembling in some degree

quasiparticle

Example Sentences

Adjective And as more people adopt these teachings as quasi religions, some adherents say their belief systems are no less valid than those based on that older collection of maxims, the Ten Commandments.

Daniel McGinn, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2000 But also, bachelors, more than married people, blended the two spheres by making their public, non-familial peer group and other associations into quasi families and by carrying on their personal affairs in mostly public or semipublic places such as boardinghouses, saloons, the streets, clubhouses, and the like.

Howard P. Chudacoff, The Age of the Bachelor, 1999

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Cracks have begun to appear in support among his board for William A. DiBella, flamboyant chairman of the Metropolitan District Commission, the sprawling, quasi-government agency that delivers water and sewer service to the Capitol region.

Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 12 Sep. 2022 Where does his sense of purpose and of quasi-military organization come from?

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2022 That scene — its quasi-pornographic detail no doubt responsible for the NC-17 rating — signals the precise moment when the film irreversibly careens off the rails.

David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Trump is currently benefiting from the Department of Justice’s quasi-official directive to not indict a political figure within 90 days of an election.

Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 O’Donnell considered the complaint on Thursday, presiding over a quasi-judicial hearing that lasted several hours in a conference room at the Ohio Supreme Court.

Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2022 No charges have come from the current FBI investigation of the quasi-public Connecticut Port Authority, which runs the State Pier and its reconstruction, or an inquiry into school construction grants.

Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2022 Those future sailcraft could, for instance, provide early warning of solar flares, serve as quasi-geostationary communication links over Earth’s poles or conduct more far-ranging and ambitious interplanetary missions.

Steven Ashley, Scientific American, 23 Aug. 2022 The incentives were awarded by the Mobile County Industrial Development Authority, a quasi-governmental agency that examines economic development projects and whose members are appointed by the Mobile County Commission.

al, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

BNC: 38899 COCA: 30200

🔍 牛津詞典🔍 朗文詞典🔍 劍橋詞典🔍 柯林斯詞典🔍 麥美倫詞典🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)

最近搜尋：

quasi

adjective

combining form

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing quasi

🔍 牛津詞典
🔍 朗文詞典
🔍 劍橋詞典
🔍 柯林斯詞典
🔍 麥美倫詞典
🔍 韋氏詞典 🎯

檢索以下詞典：
(Mr. Ng 不推薦使用 Google 翻譯！)