dim vs some kind of

dim

verb
  • To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct 

  • To make something less bright. 

  • To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of. 

  • To become darker. 

adj
  • Not bright or colorful. 

  • Indistinct, hazy or unclear. 

  • Not smart or intelligent. 

  • Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of. 

some kind of

det
  • A remarkable. 

  • a mediocre; a bare minimum; (denoting that something only barely fits a certain category, or is very mediocre in it) 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see some, kind, of. 

adv
  • Used as an intensifier of adjectives: remarkably 

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