the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > [adverb] > in application of words > indicating vagueness (1)
sort of thing1935
sort of thing, used adverbially to indicate the inexactness or indefiniteness of the preceding words. Cf. sense 8c above. colloquial.