/kwol"euh fuy'euhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that qualifies.
2. Gram.
a. a word that qualifies the meaning of another, as an adjective or adverb; modifier.
b. an adverb that modifies adjectives or other adverbs and typically expresses degree or intensity, as very, somewhat, or quite.
[ 1555-65; QUALIFY + -ER 1 ]