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Occasional
//əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl// adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
"He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor."
- 2 Created for a specific occasion.
"Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations."
- 3 Intended for use as the occasion requires.
"What your living room needs are some occasional chairs."
- 4 Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
"He is an occasional writer of letters to the editor."
Adjective
- 1 recurring or reappearing from time to time wordnet
- 2 occurring from time to time wordnet
- 3 occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals wordnet
- 4 occurring on a temporary or irregular basis wordnet
Noun
- 1 A person who does something only occasionally.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.
Etymology 2
From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.
See also for "occasional"
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