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occasional meaning

EN[əˈkeɪʒənəl]
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  • AdjectiveSUF-al
    1. Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time.
      1. He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor. ‎
    2. Not very often.
      1. The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures.
    3. Created for a specific occasion.
      1. Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations. ‎
    4. Intended for use as the occasion requires.
      1. What your living room needs are some occasional chairs. ‎
    5. Acting in the indicated role from time to time.
      1. He is an occasional contributor to letters to the editor. ‎
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • A microscopic examination revealed a mostly microfollicular pattern of growth with Call–Exner bodies and occasional macrofollicular pattern areas ( Fig.
      • A solitary cotton-wood, with an occasional clump of willows, constitute the sylva of this portion of the river.
      • There’s an occasional schmaltziness, aggravated by the overuse of a twangy score, but more than enough moments of genuine heartbreak, joy and suspense to make up for it.

Meaning of occasional for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "occasional" is an adjective, more specifically, an uncomparable adjective. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adjectives
      • Uncomparable adjectives
      • Morphemes
        • Suffixes
          • Words by suffix
            • Words suffixed with -al
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