kinda

[kahyn-duh]

adverb

Informal.

1. kind of; rather.

   The movie was kinda boring.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kinda¹

A phonetic spelling representing the pronunciation of kind of in continuous rapid speech

Example Sentences

“It was all kinda vague,” she said, “it was all very blurry.”

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“Sorry we don’t have a table. Our apartment’s kinda small. We can eat on the couch, if you want, or you can sit on Mr. Mosley’s stool.”

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“But if they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great.”

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"It's kinda awesome," Musk said about the humble dwelling.

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“It kinda grew after that, and it kind of kept growing.”

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