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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
To some (great or small) extent
Example:
he is kind of shy
Synonyms:
kind of; kinda; rather; sort of
Classified under:
Context examples:
We are also unable to construct any kind of bridge which may take us back to the pinnacle from which we came.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
One possibility for the smooth surface is a kind of cold volcanic activity, called cryovolcanism.
(Pluto’s Big Moon Charon Reveals a Colorful and Violent History, NASA)
He looked up when I came in, gave a kind of cry, and whipped upstairs into the cabinet.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
A coded value specifying the kind of action taken for the adverse event.
(Adverse Event Action Taken Relationship Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)
What kind of medical care would you want if you were too ill or hurt to express your wishes?
(Advance Directives, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
Treatment depends on the kind of anemia you have.
(Anemia, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
This kind of anxiety is useful - it can make you more alert or careful.
(Anxiety, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)
I am sorry it happens so, for Mrs. Allen thought them very pretty kind of young people; and you were sadly out of luck too in your Isabella.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
A coded value specifying the kind of arm.
(Arm Type Code, NCI Thesaurus)
She generally lies in a kind of lethargy all the afternoon, and wakes up about six or seven.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
