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sort of
advDefinition of SORT OF
: to a moderate degree : somewhat
See Examples of SORT OF
- <you've been acting sort of funny all week>
First Known Use of SORT OF
1790
Related to SORT OF
Synonyms: enough, kindly [chiefly Southern], kind of, like, moderately, more or less, pretty, quite, rather, relatively, something, somewhat, fairly
Related Words: acceptably, decently, passably, tolerably; little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, vaguely; half, halfway, incompletely, part, partially, partly, partway
Near Antonyms: awfully, beastly, deadly, especially, exceedingly (also exceeding), exceptionally, extremely, frightfully, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, mightily, mortally, particularly, surpassingly, terribly, very; considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially
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