occasional

adjective

oc·ca·sion·al ə-ˈkā-zh(ə-)nəl How to pronounce occasional (audio)

: of or relating to a particular occasion

a budget able to meet occasional demands as well as regular ones

: created for a particular occasion

occasional verse

occasional music

: acting as the occasion or contributing cause of something

occasional causes for creating apparent effects

: encountered, occurring, appearing, or taken at irregular or infrequent intervals

occasional visitors

an occasional vacation

found occasional errors

occasional episodes of chest pain

: acting in a specified capacity from time to time

an occasional lecturer

an occasional essayist

: designed or constructed to be used as the occasion demands

occasional furniture

Example Sentences

She receives occasional phone calls from her mother. There will be occasional showers during the morning. Most mornings, we'll see deer or the occasional bear walking past our house. He tells an occasional joke to keep his students interested. I need to take occasional breaks from work. Sure, I drink an occasional glass of wine from time to time. She's an occasional lecturer at the university. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Ferrari has made four-seat cars before, but Ferrari’s its regular production cars have been two-door models, with back seats better suited for occasional use than long trips.

Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 The Diary has the kind of cult following more typical of a zine or a mixtape, showing moody kids with rough around the edge features, with occasional appearances by the likes of Debbie Harry.

Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2022 Simon retired from touring in 2018 but continues to make occasional live appearances, including his first performance at the Newport Folk Festival last month in Newport, R.I.

Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2022 The National Kidney Foundation recommends acetaminophen, the active ingredient in TYLENOL®, as the pain reliever of choice for occasional use in patients that have underlying kidney disease.

Noel Cody, Essence, 2 Aug. 2022 While the occasional prodigious use of their sting riles many, the principal reason that wasps came to be viewed as the unlovable relatives of their industrious counterparts, the bees, was the notion that wasps lack a purpose.

Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 July 2022 This is coupled with careful blood pressure control and lifestyle intervention, including weight control and quitting smoking if appropriate, no more than occasional use of alcohol, and changes to diet.

Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 July 2022 And that very small sleeping space, nine to a bunk room affords almost zero privacy, meals for enlisted sailors in this mess hall are communal and there are no phones, no televisions, only an occasional use of e-mail.

ABC News, 22 May 2022 Before the problems of the past two years — the pandemic, the food shortages, the spiraling inflation exacerbated by a government monetary reform — the sisters could enjoy an occasional dairy treat.

Washington Post, 21 May 2022 See More

单词	occasional
释义	occasional adjective oc·ca·sion·al ə-ˈkā-zh(ə-)nəl 1 a : of or relating to a particular occasion a budget able to meet occasional demands as well as regular ones b : created for a particular occasion occasional verse occasional music 2 : acting as the occasion or contributing cause of something occasional causes for creating apparent effects 3 : encountered, occurring, appearing, or taken at irregular or infrequent intervals occasional visitors an occasional vacation found occasional errors occasional episodes of chest pain 4 : acting in a specified capacity from time to time an occasional lecturer an occasional essayist 5 : designed or constructed to be used as the occasion demands occasional furniture Synonyms aperiodic casual catchy choppy discontinuous episodic episodical erratic fitful intermittent irregular spasmodic spastic sporadic spotty unsteady See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She receives occasional phone calls from her mother. There will be occasional showers during the morning. Most mornings, we'll see deer or the occasional bear walking past our house. He tells an occasional joke to keep his students interested. I need to take occasional breaks from work. Sure, I drink an occasional glass of wine from time to time. She's an occasional lecturer at the university. See More Recent Examples on the Web Ferrari has made four-seat cars before, but Ferrari’s its regular production cars have been two-door models, with back seats better suited for occasional use than long trips. Peter Valdes-dapena, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 The Diary has the kind of cult following more typical of a zine or a mixtape, showing moody kids with rough around the edge features, with occasional appearances by the likes of Debbie Harry. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Sep. 2022 Simon retired from touring in 2018 but continues to make occasional live appearances, including his first performance at the Newport Folk Festival last month in Newport, R.I. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2022 The National Kidney Foundation recommends acetaminophen, the active ingredient in TYLENOL®, as the pain reliever of choice for occasional use in patients that have underlying kidney disease. Noel Cody, Essence, 2 Aug. 2022 While the occasional prodigious use of their sting riles many, the principal reason that wasps came to be viewed as the unlovable relatives of their industrious counterparts, the bees, was the notion that wasps lack a purpose. Adrian Woolfson, WSJ, 31 July 2022 This is coupled with careful blood pressure control and lifestyle intervention, including weight control and quitting smoking if appropriate, no more than occasional use of alcohol, and changes to diet. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 18 July 2022 And that very small sleeping space, nine to a bunk room affords almost zero privacy, meals for enlisted sailors in this mess hall are communal and there are no phones, no televisions, only an occasional use of e-mail. ABC News, 22 May 2022 Before the problems of the past two years — the pandemic, the food shortages, the spiraling inflation exacerbated by a government monetary reform — the sisters could enjoy an occasional dairy treat. Washington Post, 21 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English occasyonal "occurring at intervals," borrowed from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis "opportune, incidental," from occāsiōn-, occāsiō occasion entry 1 + Latin -ālis -al entry 1 First Known Use 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition occasional adjective oc·ca·sion·al ə-ˈkā-zhə-nᵊl : happening or met with now and then They went to an occasional movie. occasional adjective 1 as in sporadic lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence the weekend forecast is for occasional showers Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance sporadic intermittent sudden erratic casual irregular violent spasmodic discontinuous spastic episodic fitful unpredictable unsteady episodical spotty aperiodic random choppy volatile scattered varying stray interrupted odd catchy haphazard desultory changing fragmentary aimless convulsive broken changeful slapdash arbitrary wavering capricious disconnected uncertain unstable mercurial fluctuating variable temperamental hit-and-miss unsettled inconstant hit-or-miss mutable fluid changeable fickle flickery Antonyms & Near Antonyms continuous periodic constant regular steady habitual repeated even stationary uniform stable systematic unchanging equable orderly methodical unvarying unrelenting changeless unremitting unwavering methodic See More 2 as in odd not often occurring or repeated an occasional mechanical problem with our car, but nothing serious Synonyms & Similar Words odd rare sporadic infrequent isolated unusual uncommon intermittent scattered few and far between irregular scarce discontinuous spasmodic unique fitful erratic spotty choppy unsteady Antonyms & Near Antonyms frequent regular daily common ordinary routine
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