occasional
Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
Example
“He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor.”
Other meanings
Created for a specific occasion.
“Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.”
Intended for use as the occasion requires.
“What your living room needs are some occasional chairs.”
Related words
- occasionalism
- occasionalist
- occasionality
- occasionalness
- semioccasional
- unoccasional
- occasionally
- occasional bookcase
- occasional table
- occasional furniture
Word history
From Old French "ocasionel".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “occasional” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.