kinda
[kahyn-duh]
- kind of; rather: The movie was kinda boring.
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Examples from the Web for kinda
Contemporary Examples
I ended up developing a blister on one of my vocal cords, so that kinda sucked.
My wife was talking to her on the phone, and I just kinda found the courage to ask her.
I like the fact that they kinda let me do what I want to do.
“I was kinda looking to Woody Allen when he really cast [Vicky Cristina Barcelona] well,” he says.
And while it's kinda hard to say in less than a second, a screen shot leaves no doubt about it.
Historical Examples
"It kinda looks that way, from here," said Chip, inwardly ashamed.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
"I kinda fergot it wasn't nothin' but a pitcher," he stammered, apologetically.
Chip, of the Flying UB. M. Bower
He says, you Martians are kinda likeable, but you can't be trusted.
One Martian AfternoonTom Leahy
I kinda hoped it was––but I never had no reason to believe it.
Once to Every ManLarry Evans
“It kinda looks to me like a frame-up,” he resumed from his fresh viewpoint.
Rim o' the WorldB. M. Bower
Word Origin and History for kinda
1890, representing a casual pronunciation of kind of.
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