Sentence:  To debauch the Indians with rum and cheat them of their land was <WSD>quite</WSD> a Government affair, and not at all criminal; but to use rum to cheat them of their peltry, was an abomination in the sight of the law. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Before a noun preceded by an indefinite article; now often with ironic implications that the noun in question is particularly noteworthy or remarkable. (from 18th c.)