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sor·ta

 (sôr′tə)
Informal
Contraction of sort of: I'm sorta tired—let's go home.
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sorta

(ˈsɔːtə)
adv
informal sort of
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sort•a

(ˈsɔr tə)

adv. Pron. Spelling.
sort of; rather: I'm sorta nervous.
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