kinda
540
8.5
- adverb
- /ˈkaɪndə/
- Informal
:
más o menos
- When asked, she said, "I was kinda always around it from the beginning."
- kinda wanna say
So you have to kinda give it up a bit.
- So you have to kinda give it up a bit.
- You know, so it's the same thing, kinda.
- I mean, it's like fruit loop milk kinda with protein.
- Is a philosophy degree kinda or actually worthless?
- But he's not that flamboyant, kinda feel untouchable.
- I mean, it's just like, toxic kinda kinda.
- At least when we I kinda got out of that fish.
Examples
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- Well, you're kinda cute.
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Look, Falco, I hate to bother ya, but we're kinda busy.
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Like, yeah, kinda if you think about it, to him.
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So you have to kinda give it up a bit.
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It's kinda strange that it's all over now, right?
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- I feel kinda sick myself.
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Because you know, I'm going to be kinda lost without you.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'm trying to get back to school, and my ride fell through, so I'm kinda stuck.
Fiction book (1991) -
As she states, the students already know that she is "kinda girly."
Academic text (2008) -
It's kinda strange that it's all over now, right?
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To a small or medium degree
∞
1.0
A small amount, not very much
∞
2.1
To some degree but not completely
∞
1.0
To a small degree or amount
∞
1.0
A little more than a bit but not very much
885
1.0
A little, not very much
816
2.0
To a small degree
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Etymology
Kinda is a casual shortening of kind of, where speakers often say the 'of' like an 'a' in everyday talk. It means 'to some extent' or 'somewhat', so you use it when something is only partly true.