occasional

Meaning

Adj

1. Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often.
2. Created for a specific occasion.
3. Intended for use as the occasion requires.
4. Acting in the indicated role from time to time.

Noun

A person who does something only occasionally.

Synonyms

casual

sporadic

incidental

accidental

episodic

infrequent

irregular

temporary

odd

scattered

provisional

periodic

rare

intermittent

contingent

haphazard

random

adventitious

uncommon

circumstantial

periodical

fugitive

coincidental

fortuitous

fleeting

scratch

spasmodic

chance

🎲

stray

unusual

transient

interim

produced by some cause

inci-dental

arbitrary

Hyphenated as

oc‧ca‧sion‧al

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/

Etymology

From occasion + -al.

Sentences

He made occasional appearances on the television series " All Saints ".