A quasi success. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a quasi member. From Dictionary.com.
MARTIN: Anderson, Obama needs to run what I call a quasi-general election, primary campaign. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 22, 2008] Reference
These Latin quasi-leftists are nothing if not retro. From Wordnik.com. [Maul Scale | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Needs to be another GRRM series, set within quasi Austria. From Wordnik.com. [Health Care at Last] Reference
No, it called quasi-neutrality, and there is a big difference. From Wordnik.com. [Could a Black Hole Fit in Your Computer or In Your Pocket? | Universe Today] Reference
I notice Tim Ireland has written on his blog about this post and conveniently left the word quasi out. From Wordnik.com. [A non-sterilised observation] Reference
Exploring the might-have-beens, McEwan expresses the difference between the pair in quasi-musical terms. From Wordnik.com. [Think of England] Reference
Upscale shopping plazas hidden in quasi-colonial courtyards are scattered throughout the Polanco district. From Wordnik.com. [Upscale shopping plazas hidden in quasi-colonial courtyards are scattered throughout the Polanco district. Many famous original establishments from the Zona Rosa have opened new outlets here to serve the shoppers of Mexico City. Photography by Bill Begalke © 2001] Reference
As a result, ice is covered with a thin quasi-fluid layer even when the temperature is far below freezing. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-19] Reference
I noted that the Sabres left two of their players behind in quasi-quarantine in Buffalo because they'd been exposed to SARS. From Wordnik.com. [IsThatLegal?] Reference
Once airborne, a proto-Archigram city in quasi-flight, fill was delivered from a canal engineers had dug down the middle of the island. From Wordnik.com. [Galveston on Stilts] Reference
On personal blogs and MySpace, people shared their experiences of sitting with Marina, often in quasi-religious or life-altering language. From Wordnik.com. [Interview: Marina Abramovic] Reference
I rather take them to have been in Dante's mind 'quasi'-allegorical, or conceived in analogy to pure allegory. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Remains, Volume 1] Reference
Speaking of "quasi"-Communists, some of you might enjoy this neat short story by Lewis Shiner: The Death of Che Guevera. From Wordnik.com. [Nick Mamatas' Journal] Reference
It is evidently a philosophic attempt to parry Christianity with a 'quasi'-Platonic account of the fall and redemption of the soul. From Wordnik.com. [Literary Remains, Volume 1] Reference
Africans would be honoured to be called quasi-Danes. From Wordnik.com. [Speech By Mandela At Lunchoen Hosted By The Prime Minister Denmark] Reference
These powers may be described as quasi-Imperial powers. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of Home Rule Being articles on the Irish question] Reference
Lammas day is the first day of August, so called quasi. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 387, August 28, 1829] Reference
Such a universe might fittingly be called a quasi-Euclidean universe. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 32. The Structure of Space According to the General Theory of Relativity] Reference
It reminded him of what mathematicians call quasi-crystalline designs. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
Here in Canada it is Easter Monday, which can best be described as a quasi-holiday. From Wordnik.com. [philosophy of time travel] Reference
Today, many email relationships begin with what might be called a quasi opt-in event. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, described as a quasi-public agency, was created in. From Wordnik.com. [The Taunton Gazette Home RSS] Reference
I was not adequately familiar with the idea of quasi-domicile as shown in Can 102 §2, above. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
The structure of the alloy, known as quasi-crystal, was previously thought impossible to develop. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
When it comes to dysprosium and terbium, China is in a much better position, called a quasi-monopoly. From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Cars] Reference
These have apparently, and mysteriously, moved around on the legs and been described as quasi-barnacles. From Wordnik.com. [The Register] Reference
This huge amount of activity makes these galaxies what's known as quasi-stellar radio source, or quasars for short. From Wordnik.com. ["MAIN" via Steve in Google Reader] Reference
It's sometimes mistakenly called a quasi-governmental decentralized central bank to disguise its real identity and purpose. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Theft America] Reference
He was permitted to call his quasi-feudal territory a kingdom and his dynasty, as we know already, the "Later Liang dynasty". From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
Other forms of election, made almost impossible by the legislation of Gregory XV, are known as quasi-inspiration and compromise. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery] Reference
At one time Lewis himself resorted to this way of treating late preemption examples when he invoked the notion of quasi-dependence. From Wordnik.com. [My Shasta Daisy] Reference
I think that the ways of government, at all levels, including even the so-called quasi-governmental SROs, need far more accountability. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Singer: The Supreme Court's PCAOB Ruling and Wall Street's Self-Regulation] Reference
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