Quasi
prefix
Almost, but not exactly or completely.
A quasi-judicial body
Often appears as...
- quasi-governmental
- quasi-judicial
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
prefix
Slighlty or partially.
Quasi-religious ideas
Often appears as...
- quasi-religious
- quasi-scientific
prefix
Having some similarities.
Quasi-musical tones
Often appears as...
- quasi-musical
- quasi-literary
prefix
Almost, but not exactly or completely.
A quasi-judicial body
Often appears as...
- quasi-governmental
- quasi-judicial
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
prefix
Slighlty or partially.
Quasi-religious ideas
Often appears as...
- quasi-religious
- quasi-scientific
prefix
Having some similarities.
Quasi-musical tones
Often appears as...
- quasi-musical
- quasi-literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Nearly Complete
Use 'quasi' when something closely resembles another thing but lacks a few features.
Her job is a quasi-managerial role.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Official
'Quasi' often indicates that something is not officially recognized, yet functions similarly.
Despite its name, the committee operates as a quasi-official organization.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Precision
Quasi-' can refine meanings, especially in academic or technical contexts for precision.
The experiment was conducted in a quasi-controlled environment.
Pro Tip 1/3Nearly Complete
Use 'quasi' when something closely resembles another thing but lacks a few features.
Her job is a quasi-managerial role.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Official
'Quasi' often indicates that something is not officially recognized, yet functions similarly.
Despite its name, the committee operates as a quasi-official organization.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Precision
Quasi-' can refine meanings, especially in academic or technical contexts for precision.
The experiment was conducted in a quasi-controlled environment.
Pro Tip 1/3Nearly Complete
Use 'quasi' when something closely resembles another thing but lacks a few features.
Her job is a quasi-managerial role.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Official
'Quasi' often indicates that something is not officially recognized, yet functions similarly.
Despite its name, the committee operates as a quasi-official organization.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Precision
Quasi-' can refine meanings, especially in academic or technical contexts for precision.
The experiment was conducted in a quasi-controlled environment.
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How I accidentally...
And then two dozen other people actually emailed to participate to this anonymous email address, but I confirmed that they did in fact have the jobs they claimed to have. And I then compiled the votes into a spreadsheet, ran a pivot table, output it to PowerPoint, and the night before I left for vacation, I slapped a quasi subversive name on it
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Robert Wood: Robotic...
It goes as follows. You basically build all of the components that you want. Like I said, the motors, the wings, et cetera. You also build a scaffold around it. That's what this sort of surrounding area is here. Then by proper design of all the individual components in this quasi two-dimensional composite.
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The pattern behind...
discovered that global climate change is turning out to be a pretty serious issue so we covered that fairly extensively in skeptic magazine we investigate all kinds of scientific and quasi scientific controversies but it turns out we don't really have to worry about any of this
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How I accidentally...
And then two dozen other people actually emailed to participate to this anonymous email address, but I confirmed that they did in fact have the jobs they claimed to have. And I then compiled the votes into a spreadsheet, ran a pivot table, output it to PowerPoint, and the night before I left for vacation, I slapped a quasi subversive name on it
Video examples
Robert Wood: Robotic...
It goes as follows. You basically build all of the components that you want. Like I said, the motors, the wings, et cetera. You also build a scaffold around it. That's what this sort of surrounding area is here. Then by proper design of all the individual components in this quasi two-dimensional composite.
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The pattern behind...
discovered that global climate change is turning out to be a pretty serious issue so we covered that fairly extensively in skeptic magazine we investigate all kinds of scientific and quasi scientific controversies but it turns out we don't really have to worry about any of this
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Noah Feldman
American Author
In politics, Joseph Smith was something of a radical. He preached, instead of democracy, a version of theocratic rule within a framework given by his own prophetic leadership. At Nauvoo, Smith affected a Napoleonic uniform and made himself into a general and quasi king of the polity he had constituted.
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Garth Risk Hallberg
American Author
I was working my first adult job, a quasi journalistic job, writing content for a website. In the offices, we had banks of TVs, papers, a constant media stream, which was unusual for 2001.
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James Bovard
Author
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule.
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Murray Head
English Actor
I never tried to emulate that New York rap style. What I do is a quasi rap. It's a honky rap, not a black rap. I find it puzzling that so many people have assumed I'm black.
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Christopher Koch
Australian Novelist
I make a rod for my own back because people see my novels as quasi documentaries. But it is never history that's the main event of my books. It's my characters.
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Noah Feldman
American Author
In politics, Joseph Smith was something of a radical. He preached, instead of democracy, a version of theocratic rule within a framework given by his own prophetic leadership. At Nauvoo, Smith affected a Napoleonic uniform and made himself into a general and quasi king of the polity he had constituted.
Quote examples
Garth Risk Hallberg
American Author
I was working my first adult job, a quasi journalistic job, writing content for a website. In the offices, we had banks of TVs, papers, a constant media stream, which was unusual for 2001.
Quote examples
James Bovard
Author
The vision that the founding fathers had of rule of law and equality before the law and no one above the law, that is a very viable vision, but instead of that, we have quasi mob rule.
Quote examples
Murray Head
English Actor
I never tried to emulate that New York rap style. What I do is a quasi rap. It's a honky rap, not a black rap. I find it puzzling that so many people have assumed I'm black.
Quote examples
Christopher Koch
Australian Novelist
I make a rod for my own back because people see my novels as quasi documentaries. But it is never history that's the main event of my books. It's my characters.
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