'sort of' definitions:

Definition of 'sort of'

From: WordNet
adverb
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, kind of, kinda, sort of]

Synonyms of 'sort of'

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