adv, contraction, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Contraction of sort of. abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, informal, not-comparable

   "The portraits on the wall aren’t that good, but they’re just sorta cool to have around."

Contraction

1. 1
   Sort of. contraction, informal

   "There’s gotta be some sorta explanation."

Synonyms

All synonyms

kind ofkindakindakinda sortasorta kinda

Example

More examples

"The portraits on the wall aren’t that good, but they’re just sorta cool to have around."

Etymology

A written form of a reduction of sort of.

Related phrases

sort of

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