Definitions for occasional

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occasional oc·ca·sion·al

Spelling: [uh-key-zhuh-nl]

IPA: /əˈkeɪ ʒə nl/

Occasional is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 401 anagrams from letters in occasional (aaccilnoos).

Definitions for occasional

adjective

1. occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then:
2. intended for supplementary use when needed:
3. pertaining to, arising out of, or intended for the occasion:
4. acting or serving for the occasion or only on particular occasions.
5. serving as the occasion or incidental cause.

Origin of occasional

First recorded in 1560-70; occasion + -al¹

Examples for occasional

Only an occasional languid motion of the lids revealed the life that remained.

Burlesque of character and calling puts in an occasional appearance.

And, again, I now confess, I had an occasional Bourbon and stoogie on the cuff.

By which I mean, there are some Jews and the occasional Hindu or Muslim.

All its gaiety consists in an occasional tree in a courtyard.

occasional, more traditional efforts have met with success—the Big Apple Circus and lingering smaller acts.

Contrary to what you may assume about me, I actually enjoy the occasional trip to the mall.

What followed Andrew could not hear, except an occasional roar from Rankin.

Only an occasional rasping cough testified to their presence.

These days they are occasional meteorological irruptions, white river mists, not dense and toxic industrial pea-soupers.