sort of
- kind of
In conversation and in less formal writing, people use sort of or kind of in front of a noun to say that something could be described as being a particular thing.
It's a sort of dictionary of dictionaries.
I'm a kind of anarchist, I suppose.
People also use sort of or kind of in front of adjectives, verbs, and other types of word to mean ‘a little’ or ‘in some way’, or with very little meaning.
I felt kind of sorry for him.
I've sort of heard of him, but I don't know who he is.