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- Dictionaryoccasional/əˈkeɪʒən(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. occurring, appearing, or done infrequently and irregularly: "the occasional car went by but no taxis"
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not happening or done often or regularly: I play the occasional game of tennis. He has the occasional cigar after dinner. Fewer examples. I'm not averse to the occasional glass of champagne myself. Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive.
The meaning of OCCASIONAL is of or relating to a particular occasion. How to use occasional in a sentence.
Occasional definition: occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then. See examples of OCCASIONAL used in a sentence.
not happening or done often or regularly: I play the occasional game of tennis. He has the occasional cigar after dinner. Fewer examples. I'm not averse to the occasional glass of champagne myself. Despite occasional patches of purple prose, the book is mostly clear and incisive.
Occasional means happening sometimes, but not regularly or often. I've had occasional mild headaches all my life. Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends.
When something happens from time to time on an irregular basis, we say it is an occasional occurrence. For example, you might have an occasional lunch with a friend. If your friend ever picked up the bill, maybe it would happen more often.
Definition of occasional adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
