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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cas·u·al 
[kazh-oo-uhl] Pronunciation Key
[kazh-oo-uhl] Pronunciation Key –adjective
–noun
| 1. | happening by chance; fortuitous: a casual meeting. |
| 2. | without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing: a casual remark. |
| 3. | seeming or tending to be indifferent to what is happening; apathetic; unconcerned: a casual, nonchalant air. |
| 4. | appropriate for wear or use on informal occasions; not dressy: casual clothes; casual wear. |
| 5. | irregular; occasional: a casual visitor. |
| 6. | accidental: a casual mishap. |
| 7. | Obsolete. uncertain. |
| 8. | a worker employed only irregularly. |
| 9. | a soldier temporarily at a station or other place of duty, and usually en route to another station. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ca·su·al
(kāzh'ōō-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n.
[Middle English casuel, from Old French, from Latin cāsuālis, from cāsus, event; see case1.] ca'su·al·ly adv., ca'su·al·ness n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
casual
casual
c.1374, "subject to or produced by chance," from O.Fr. casuel, from L.L. casualis "by chance," from L. casus "chance, event" (see case (1)). Of persons, in the sense of "not to be depended on, unmethodical," it is attested from 1883. Casualty in the modern military sense is 1844, from the word's older sense of "accident" (1423).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| casual | |
adjective | |
| 1. | marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner" |
| 2. | without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time" |
| 3. | appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes" |
| 4. | occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" |
| 5. | hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy" |
| 6. | occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" |
| 7. | characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" [syn: fooling] |
| 8. | natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style" [syn: free-and-easy] |
| 9. | not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace" |
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ca·su·al
Function: adjective
1 a : not expected or foreseen b : not done purposefully : ACCIDENTAL
2 a : employed for irregular periods casual worker> b : engaging in an activity on an occasional basis casual seller>
Main Entry: ca·su·al
Function: adjective
1 a : not expected or foreseen b : not done purposefully : ACCIDENTAL
2 a : employed for irregular periods casual worker> b : engaging in an activity on an occasional basis casual seller>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Casual
Cas"u*al\, a. [OE. casuel, F. casuel, fr. L. casualis, fr. casus fall, accident, fr. cadere to fall. See Case.]1. Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance. Casual breaks, in the general system. --W. Irving. 2. Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses. A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture. --Hawthorne. Syn: Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional; contingent; unforeseen. See Accidental.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Casual
Cas"u*al\, n. One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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