Definition of sort of
: to a moderate degree : somewhat
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- enough,
- fairly,
- kind of,
- kindly
- [chiefly Southern],
- like,
- moderately,
- more or less,
- pretty,
- quite,
- rather,
- relatively,
- something,
- somewhat
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“Sort of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sort%20of. Accessed 10 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of sort of was in 1790
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