occasional
//əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl//
Forms
- Comparative
- more occasional
- Superlative
- most occasional
- Plural
- occasionals
Definitions
1.Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
- He took an occasional glass of wine.
- He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor.
- But the truth is that plenty of artists from other countries make work that's bold, naughty or nasty, without getting more than a very occasional headline.
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.
1.A person who does something only occasionally.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4089
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Word family
Etymology
From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel.
By surface analysis, occasion + -al.