quasi

3 definitions • 4 examples

used to show that something is almost, but not completely, the thing described:

The school uniform is quasi-military in style.

to a degree, but not completely:

Do companies need to be quasi-monopolies to survive in this new global economy?

used with adjectives and nouns to say that something is almost, but not completely, a particular type of thing:

Mandatory arbitration is a private, quasi-legal system of resolving disputes.

Laborers sometimes served as quasi-soldiers.