occasional

IPA: ʌkˈeɪʒʌnʌɫ

noun

  • A person who does something only occasionally.

adjective

  • Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often.
  • Created for a specific occasion.
  • Intended for use as the occasion requires.
  • Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
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Examples of "occasional" in Sentences

  • As the English word "occasional" often implies no more than
  • Maybe that's why She puts in occasional appearances here on earth.
  • Sweetie (that's what you call your occasional traveling companion when you know you're stepping outside his comfort zone) - the landlord for that rental next week?
  • Obviously there's a market for the occasional brick, but that's definitely *occasional*, and probably not a lot of people are going to get their bricks published as their *first* books.
  • Henrik Jansson reviews Swedish author Pia Hintze's new novel Älskling in Hbl, and although he has some reservations about what he calls the occasional "chattiness" of the style, he points to Hintze's ability to uncover and portray the reality of relationships and new parenthood in a way that's unusual, as it tears away the layers of social convention and secrecy that still surround many of the issues involved.

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