casual
IPA: kˈæʒʌwʌɫ
noun
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.
- A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.
- (UK, historical) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).
- One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
- (video games, informal, derogatory) A player of casual games.
- (fandom slang) A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.
- (Britain, dated) A tramp.
- (in the plural) Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.
adjective
- Happening by chance.
- Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
- Employed irregularly.
- Careless.
- Happening or coming to pass without design.
- (of behavior, usage, or milieu) Informal; relaxed.
- (of clothing or utensils) Designed for informal or everyday use.
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Examples of "casual" in Sentences
- They met casually with the priests.
- The series was casual and irreverent.
- The casual portrait is the correct one.
- The atmosphere is usually casual and playful.
- I liked the casual photos, and the abstracts.
- It is clarifying the issue to the casual reader.
- It is practicable although not for the casual walker.
- This will be of interest to the casual and the professional reader.
- Riding a motorcycle is not for the inattentive or the casual rider.
- It was casually mentioned in the lead and then that was the end of it.