occasional

Pluraloccasionals

1. 1
   adjective

   Happening or showing up now and then, but not very often.

   Like a bus that comes by only once in a while.

   We get occasional rain in the summer, but mostly it stays dry.

   She makes an occasional visit to her grandmother in the countryside.

   Similarinfrequent, sporadic, intermittent, periodic

   Oppositefrequent, regular, constant

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2. 2
   adjective

   Doing a certain job or role only sometimes, not all the time.

   He works as an occasional referee for local soccer matches.

   She's an occasional teacher who fills in when staff are sick.

   Oppositeregular

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3. 3
   adjective

   Meant to be used only when a certain need comes up, not all the time.

   They keep a few occasional chairs in the closet for when guests come over.

   An occasional table stood by the window, used only for serving tea.

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4. 4
   adjective

   Made or written for one special event.

   The poet wrote an occasional poem for the king's wedding.

   She composed occasional music to mark the town's anniversary.

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5. 5
   nouncountable

   Someone who does a thing only now and then, not regularly.

   Most of the players were regulars, but a few occasionals showed up for the weekend game.

   As an occasional, she came in only to help during the busy season.

   Oppositeregular

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