sorta
Pronunciation
  • (GA) IPA: /ˈsɔɹtə/, [ˈsɔɹɾə]
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈsɔːtə/, [ˈsɔːtə]
Adverb

sorta (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Contraction of sort of#English|sort of.
    The portraits on the wall aren't so useful, just sorta cool to have around
    • 1912, Caspar Whitney, Albert Britt, Outing: Sport, Adventure, Travel, Fiction, Volume 60, page 680 ↗,
      'Webb,' he says sorta sorrowful like, 'it looks like a howlin' shame to have a bang-up American girl hooked up to a money-grubbin' member of the British nobility. […] '
    • 1993 July, Sort of a Hero, in Boys' Life, page 34 ↗,
      In fact the whole thing sorta backfired on old Chuck — and on me and Pete too. Instead of laughing about it, most people thought it was pretty crummy.
Synonyms


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