The difference between Kinda and Mad

When used as adverbs, kinda means kind of, whereas mad means intensifier.


Kinda is also interjection with the meaning: yes in some respects but no in other respects.

Kinda is also noun with the meaning: a subspecies of baboon, , primarily found in angola, the democratic republic of the congo, zambia, and possibly western tanzania.

Kinda is also contraction with the meaning: kind of.

Mad is also verb with the meaning: to be or become mad.

Mad is also adjective with the meaning: insane.

check bellow for the other definitions of Kinda and Mad

  1. Kinda as an adverb (colloquial):

    kind of; somewhat

    Examples:

    "I kinda hafta do this right now."

    "That's kinda funny."

  1. Kinda as a noun:

    A subspecies of baboon, , primarily found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania.

  1. Mad as an adjective:

    Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.

    Examples:

    "You want to spend $1000 on a pair of shoes? Are you mad?"

    "He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women."

  2. Mad as an adjective (chiefly, US; UK dated + regional):

    Angry, annoyed.

    Examples:

    "Are you mad at me?"

  3. Mad as an adjective:

    Wildly confused or excited.

    Examples:

    "to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred"

  4. Mad as an adjective:

    Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.

  5. Mad as an adjective (colloquial, usually with ''for'' or ''about''):

    Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.

    Examples:

    "Aren't you just mad for that red dress?"

  6. Mad as an adjective (of animals):

    Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.

    Examples:

    "a mad dog"

  7. Mad as an adjective (slang, chiefly Northeastern US):

    Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.

    Examples:

    "I gotta give you mad props for scoring us those tickets. Their lead guitarist has mad skills. There are always mad girls at those parties."

  8. Mad as an adjective (of a compass needle):

    Having impaired polarity.

  1. Mad as an adverb (slang, New England, New York, and, UK, dialect):

    Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.

    Examples:

    "He was driving mad slow."

    "It's mad hot today."

    "He seems mad keen on her."

  1. Mad as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To be or become mad.

  2. Mad as a verb (now, _, colloquial, _, US):

    To madden, to anger, to frustrate.

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