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Kind_of vs Relatively - What's the difference?

kind_of | relatively | Related terms |

Kind_of is a related term of relatively.


As adverbs the difference between kind_of and relatively

is that kind_of is (idiomatic|colloquial) slightly; somewhat; sort of while relatively is proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.

kind_of

English

Alternative forms

* kindof * kinda

Adverb

  • (idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
    • I'm getting kind of tired. Could we finish tomorrow?
    That's the right answer, kind of .

    Synonyms

    * sort of, sorta

    relatively

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.
    • He measured his success relatively , that is, competitively.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Alan Pardew's current squad has been put together with a relatively low budget but the resolve and unity within the team is priceless.}}
  • Somewhat.
    • He was relatively successful.