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In some senses, kinda is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
ADJ.
bad, cute, dumb, funny, glad, hard, peaceful, scary
The movie was kinda funny but I fell asleep halfway through.
VERB + KINDA
bit, called, dunno, look, looks, rain, think, thought
It looks kinda dark outside, so I think it might rain soon.
KINDA + NOUN
drama, fibonacci-syllabic-heap, guy, hafta, music, ridicule, sorcery, walsh
He's kinda drama about everything, so nobody takes his complaints seriously anymore.
PREP.
out, up, with
I'm kinda out of ideas for what to make for dinner tonight.
ADV.
always, recently, then
I've always kinda thought that horror movies were more funny than actually scary.