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What is "kind of"

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kind of

adv. (context idiomatic colloquial English) slightly; somewhat; sort of.

WordNet
kind of

adv. to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: rather, kinda, sort of]

Usage examples of "kind of".

Doctor Breck said it was some kind of poison that made her fall into a deep sleep, and she did not wake.