of sorts

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of sorts

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idiomatic Resembling; similar to; in a way; partially or not entirely. He wrote a polite retraction, as an apology of sorts for his harsh words.

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prep_phrase Resembling; similar to; in a way; partial or not entire; somewhat

Español	se puede decir que, se podría decir que, especie de, tipo de
Português	como se fosse
Français	en quelque sorte
Русский	мо́жно сказа́ть móžno skazátʹ, в како́м-то смы́сле v kakóm-to smýsle, е́сли мо́жно так вы́разиться jésli móžno tak výrazitʹsja, так сказа́ть tak skazátʹ

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@misc{of_sorts_2026,
  title = {of sorts},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/of%20sorts},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}