I. ˈsəm(p)-thiŋ, especially in rapid speech or for 2 ˈsəm-p ə m pronoun
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : some indeterminate or unspecified thing
b. : some indeterminate amount more than a specified number — used in combination
twenty -something years old
a group of fifty -something s
2. : a person or thing of consequence
3. : one having more or less the character, qualities, or nature of something different
is something of a bore
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- something else
II. adverb
Date: 13th century
1. : in some degree : somewhat
2. — used as an intensive giving adverbial force to an adjective
swears something awful