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This category of words is called qualifiers, and they indicate "to what degree" for adjectives and adverbs.

Other qualifiers include words like "rather", "quite", and "very".

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they're adverbs!

specifically, kinda and sorta are contractions of the qualifying adverb phrases kind of and sort of whereas hella serves as an alternate form of the intensifying adverb phrase "...as hell", eg:

kind of sketchy

sort of sketchy

sketchy as hell

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These are "degree adverbs" and change the intensity of the following word or words.

  • Meccha - Japanese slang like "Hella"
  • Fucking - "fucking crazy"
  • Really - "really crazy"
  • Somewhat - "somewhat crazy"
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