Casually

//ˈkæʒuəli// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a casual manner.

    "A small minority, mainly strangers, would look long at her in casually passing by, and grow momentarily fascinated by her freshness, and wonder if they would ever see her again: but to almost everybody she was a fine and picturesque country girl, and no more."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an unconcerned manner wordnet
  2. 2
    not methodically or according to plan wordnet

Synonyms

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accidentallyaboutaccidentalaccidentallyaimlesslyany old way

Example

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"He picked up the newspaper and glanced casually over the front page."

Etymology

From Middle English casually, casuelly, casuali, casuely, equivalent to casual + -ly.

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