ca·su·al 
(kăzh-əl)
(kăzh-əl)adj.
1.
a. Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal: a casual evening with friends.
b. Unpremeditated or offhand: a casual remark.
c. Suited for everyday wear or informal use: casual clothing.
2. Not serious or thorough; superficial: a casual inspection; a casual understanding of French.
3. Showing little interest or concern; nonchalant: "speaks with casual aplomb about being shot at" (Janelle Brown).
4. Occurring or being such by chance: "in the first months when I was pregnant, before it was obvious to the casual observer" (Anne Roiphe). See Synonyms at chance.
5.
a. Occurring at irregular or infrequent intervals; occasional: casual employment at a factory; a casual correspondence with a former teacher.
b. Employed on an irregular basis: casual workers.
6.
a. Socialized with only occasionally; not close or intimate: a casual acquaintance.
b. Being or occurring between sexual partners who are not in an established relationship: casual lovers; casual sex.
n.
1. One that serves or appears at irregular intervals, especially a temporary worker.
2. casuals Casualwear: sent my casuals to the cleaners.
3. A soldier temporarily attached to a unit while awaiting permanent assignment.
[Middle English casuel, due to chance, unpredictable, from Old French, from Latin cāsuālis, from cāsus, event; see CASE1.]
casu·al·ly adv.
casu·al·ness n.
- liegeman
- lie in
- lie low
- lien
- lienable
- lierne
- lie through (one's) teeth
- lie through one's teeth
- lie through teeth
- lie to
- lieu
- lieutenancy
- lieutenant
- lieutenant colonel
- lieutenant commander
- lieutenant general
- lieutenant governor
- lieutenant governorship
- lieutenant junior grade
- lie with
- life
- life-and-death
- life belt
- lifeblood
- lifeboat