Sort_of vs More_or_less - What's the difference?
sort_of | more_or_less | Related terms |
(idiomatic, colloquial) Approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat.
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Sort_of is a related term of more_or_less.
As adverbs the difference between sort_of and more_or_less
is that sort_of is (idiomatic|colloquial) approximately; in a way; partially; not quite; somewhat while more_or_less is approximately.sort_of
English
Adverb
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.}}
citation, passage=‘I understand that the district was considered a sort of sanctuary,’ the Chief was saying. ‘An Alsatia like the ancient one behind the Strand, or the Saffron Hill before the First World War. […]’}}
Synonyms
* sorta * kind ofSee also
* of sortsmore_or_less
English
Adverb
- There are hundred people in the room, more or less
- The sporophyte foot is also characteristic: it is very broad and more or less lenticular or disciform, as broad or broader than the calyptra stalk
- I've more or less guaranteed myself a top mark in my final exams.