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some kind of

some kind of determiner: a mediocre; a bare minimum; (denoting that something only barely fits a certain category, or is very mediocre in it).

Determiner

some kind of

  1. a mediocre; a bare minimum; (denoting that something only barely fits a certain category, or is very mediocre in it)
  2. A remarkable.
    • I'm not going to pry into your life, but I wish you'd tell me how you got to the South Carolina Lowcountry. That trip must be some kind of story.1998, Anne Rivers Siddons, Low Country, New York: Harper Collins
    • Lindsey glanced at Tom, who smiled, apparently in no hurry to talk about that training op. Red Cell. That was going to be some kind of fun.2005, Suzanne Brockmann, Patrick G. Lawlor (Patrick Girard), Melanie Ewbank, Into the storm, 1st edition, Grand Haven, MI: Brilliance Audio
    Synonyms:
    some type of, some sort of, some
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see some, kind, of.

Adverb

some kind of (not comparable)

  1. Used as an intensifier of adjectives: remarkably
    • "Why is he grounded?" / "Went to a^([sic]) underwear option party up in Natchitoches. That boy, he is some kind of wild."2003, Sandra Hill, Tall, dark, and Cajun, New York City: Warner Books
    • Those women must have been some kind of ugly.2003, Cathy Day, “The Last Member of the Boela Tribe”, in The Antioch Review, volume 61, number 4, page 598
    Synonyms:
    some type of, some sort of

Synonyms of some kind of

  • some type of
  • some sort of
  • some

Forms of some kind of

alternative formsome kinda

Questions about some kind of

What does some kind of mean?
Some kind of means a mediocre; a bare minimum; (denoting that something only barely fits a certain category, or is very mediocre in it).
What part of speech is some kind of?
Some kind of can be a determiner or an adverb.

Words near some kind of in the dictionary

  1. some body
  2. some day
  3. some days you eat the bear and some days the bear eats you
  4. some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you
  5. some few
  6. some kind of
  7. some kinda
  8. some little matter
  9. some more
  10. some mores
  11. some mothers do have them

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