of a sort

Having inferior, mediocre, or incomplete characteristics of something. He writes poetry of a sort, but it's nothing that will set the world ablaze. The office has a gym of a sort, but it's in such disrepair that no one really uses it.

of a ˈkind/ˈsort

(disapproving) (used after a noun) of poor quality; not what somebody/something should be: He is a poet of a kind. ♢ They gave us meat of a sort; we could hardly eat it.

See also: kind, of, sort

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary © Farlex 2017

See also:

of a kind
of a kind/sort
of sorts
garbage in, garbage out
red-headed stepchild
stepchild
piece of crap
second best
a cut below

Idioms browser ?

▲
odds-on favorite
odor
odor of sanctity
odor of sanctity, the
odour
odour of sanctity
ODTAA
of
of (one's) choice
of (one's) dreams
of (one's) life
of (one's) own accord
of (one's) own free will
of (one's) own making
of (someone's) ilk
of a certain age
of a kind
of a kind/sort
of a lifetime
of a mind to (do something)
of a morning/afternoon/evening
of a piece
of a single mind
of a single mind about (someone or something)
of a size
of a sort
of a sudden
of a/an/the (something) persuasion
of a/the... persuasion
of age
of all people
of all people/places/things
of all places
of all the
of all the cheek, nerve, stupid things to do, etc.!
of all the nerve
Of all the nerve!
of all things
Of all things!
of all time
of benefit
of biblical proportions
of choice
of consequence
of course
of course not
Of course, you know this means war!
Of course, you realize this means war!
of coz
of easy virtue
of few words
▼

Full browser ?

▲
of a morning
of a morning
of a morning
of a morning/afternoon/evening
of a muchness
of a muchness
of a persuasion
of a piece
of a piece
of a piece
of a piece
of a piece
of a piece
Of A Revolution
Of A Revolution Setlist Archive
of a single mind
of a single mind (about someone or something)
of a single mind about
of a single mind about (someone or something)
of a single mind about her
of a single mind about him
of a single mind about me
of a single mind about one
of a single mind about somebody
of a single mind about someone
of a single mind about something
of a single mind about them
of a single mind about us
of a single mind about you
of a size
of a sort
of a sudden
of a sudden
of a surety
of a surety
of a surety
of a surety
of a tizz, all
of a tizzy, all
Of a truth
of a twitter
of a twitter
of a/an/the (something) persuasion
of a/an/the persuasion
of a/the... persuasion
of age
of age
of age
of age
of age
of all people
of all people/places/things
of all places
of all the
of all the cheek
of all the cheek
of all the cheek, nerve, stupid things to do, etc.!
of all the nerve
of all the nerve
of all the nerve
Of all the nerve!
▼

CITE

Site: Follow: Share:

Open / Close