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adjective
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.
EXPANDirregular; occasional: a casual visitor.
noun
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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Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin cāsuālis, equivalent to cāsu(s) case1 + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English casuel < Middle French < Latin as above
1325–75; Middle English < Latin cāsuālis, equivalent to cāsu(s) case1 + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English casuel < Middle French < Latin as above
Related forms
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
EXPANDul·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
COLLAPSEAntonyms
1. planned.
1. planned.
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Word Origin & History
casual
late 14c., "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.
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