kinda

American  

[kahyn-duh] / ˈkaɪn də /

adverb

Informal.

1. kind of; rather.

   The movie was kinda boring.

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Etymology

Origin of kinda

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

Example Sentences

At first, I figured he’s kinda shy, like me.

From Literature

When I explained this to a Muslim friend, he replied that it “kinda sounds like diet Ramadan”—which demands that Muslims go without food or drink from sunup to sundown.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We kinda have Oakland being a character of its own,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Then he kinda was willing to allow it.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I don’t think I’d better do any driving. Papa lets me drive our old mules once in a while but I don’t know about driving these mares. They’re kinda spooky, you know.”

From Literature