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- Dictionaryoc·ca·sion·al/əˈkāZHən(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly: "the occasional car went by but no taxis"
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not happening or done often or regularly: I play the occasional game of tennis. He has the occasional cigar after dinner. Fewer examples. I'm not averse to the occasional glass of champagne myself. Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive.
The meaning of OCCASIONAL is of or relating to a particular occasion. How to use occasional in a sentence.
When something happens from time to time on an irregular basis, we say it is an occasional occurrence. For example, you might have an occasional lunch with a friend. If your friend ever picked up the bill, maybe it would happen more often.
Occasional definition: occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then. See examples of OCCASIONAL used in a sentence.
not happening or done often or regularly: I play the occasional game of tennis. He has the occasional cigar after dinner. Fewer examples. I'm not averse to the occasional glass of champagne myself. Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive.
Synonyms for OCCASIONAL: sporadic, intermittent, sudden, erratic, casual, irregular, violent, discontinuous; Antonyms of OCCASIONAL: continuous, constant, periodic, regular, steady, habitual, uniform, repeated.
Occasional means happening sometimes, but not regularly or often. I've had occasional mild headaches all my life. Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends.
adj. 1. Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent. See Synonyms at periodic. 2. Created for a special occasion: occasional verse. 3. Intended for use as the occasion requires: an occasional chair. 4. Being a factor that makes something possible; being a cause of something. 5.
[only before noun] happening or done sometimes but not often. He works for us on an occasional basis. The occasional sweet treat won't do you any harm. He spent five years in Paris, with occasional visits to Italy. an occasional drinker (= a person who drinks alcohol, but not often) Extra Examples. Topics Time c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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