casual

[ kazh-oo-uhl ]

/ ˈkæʒ u əl /

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adjective

happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting.

without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing: a casual remark.

seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; apathetic; unconcerned: a casual, nonchalant air.

without emotional intimacy or commitment: casual sex.

appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy: casual clothes; casual wear.

irregular; occasional: a casual visitor.

accidental: a casual mishap.

noting or relating to video games that do not require much skill or time commitment, or noting a player of such games: casual gamers. Compare hard-core(def 6).

Obsolete. uncertain.

noun

a worker employed only irregularly.

a soldier temporarily at a station or other place of duty, and usually en route to another station.

Usually Disparaging. a person who plays video games that do not require much skill or time commitment.

Origin of casual

1325–75; Middle English < Latin cāsuālis, equivalent to cāsu(s) case¹ + -ālis -al¹; replacing Middle English casuel < Middle French < Latin as above

SYNONYMS FOR casual

1 unexpected, fortuitous, unforeseen.

6 random.

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ANTONYMS FOR casual

1 planned.

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1. See accidental.

OTHER WORDS FROM casual

cas·u·al·ly, adverb cas·u·al·ness, noun o·ver·cas·u·al, adjective o·ver·cas·u·al·ly, adverb

o·ver·cas·u·al·ness, noun ul·tra·cas·u·al, adjective ul·tra·cas·u·al·ly, adverb ul·tra·cas·u·al·ness, noun un·cas·u·al, adjective un·cas·u·al·ly, adverb un·cas·u·al·ness, noun

Words nearby casual

castro, castro valley, castro, fidel, castroism, castrop-rauxel, casual, casual contact, casual friday, casualization, casualty, casualty insurance

Example sentences from the Web for casually

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Many mercenaries slaughtered their way to power, casually betraying even close family to secure their fortunes.

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Those wearing jeans or trainers will not be admitted and casually dressed members of the media will be turned away.

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In fact, many of them were only casually aware of the series, or not fans at all.

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Yet from Madonna videos to Gone Girl, his feminism comes from casually showing men— through men—the value of a powerful woman.

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"You have a very convenient place here," I casually remarked, as I handed out my money.

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Shorter lived but more in honour was an institution known to us only from casually preserved references to it in Cato and Varro.

The Oxford Book of Latin Verse |Various
"You were interested," he said, casually, as we drove home smoking our cigars.

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Casually drawing his watch to see the time, he turned and addressed Daughtry.

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His next remark might have been addressed to an acquaintance upon whom he had casually dropped in for a friendly call.

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British Dictionary definitions for casually

casual

/ (ˈkæʒjʊəl) /

adjective

happening by accident or chance a casual meeting

offhand; not premeditated a casual remark

shallow or superficial a casual affair

being or seeming unconcerned or apathetic he assumed a casual attitude

(esp of dress) for informal wear a casual coat

occasional or irregular casual visits; a casual labourer

biology another term for adventive

noun

(usually plural) an informal article of clothing or footwear

an occasional worker

biology another term for an adventive

(usually plural) a young man dressed in expensive casual clothes who goes to football matches in order to start fights

Derived forms of casual

casually, adverb casualness, noun

Word Origin for casual

C14: from Late Latin cāsuālis happening by chance, from Latin cāsus event, from cadere to fall; see case 1

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