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occasionally

adverb
uh-KAY-zhuh-nuh-lee/əˈkeɪʒənəli/

3 meanings of occasionally

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  1. 1
    adverb
    From time to time, but not very often.

    Like rain in a dry place: it comes, but only now and then.

    We occasionally visit my grandparents on the weekend.

    She occasionally forgets to lock the front door.

    Similarsometimes, periodically, infrequently, sporadically

    Oppositeoften, frequently, regularly

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  2. 2
    adverbobsolete
    By chance, as something that happens by accident and not on purpose.
    Mr Tourville occasionally told his age; just turned of thirty-one.
    1748, [Samuel Richardson], ClarissaHere, occasionally means by chance, without planning to.
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  3. 3
    adverbobsolete
    By the way, while you are talking about something else.
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Origin

It comes from the word "occasional" plus the ending "-ly."