quite a few

quite a few or quite a number also  {formal} not a few  {n.} or  {adj. phr.}

Rather a large number; more than a few.

Quite a few went to the game.

The basket had quite a few rotten apples in it.

- The phrase "quite a number" is used like an adjective only before "less", "more".

Few people saw the play on the first night but quite a number more came on the second night.

- Sometimes used like an adverb.

We still have quite a few more miles to go before we reach New York.

Syn.: GOOD MANY, NOT A FEW. Compare: A FEW, A NUMBER.