Occasionally — Oc*ca sion*al*ly, adv. In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly. Stewart. [1913 Webster] The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the other, his subject occasionally by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
occasionally — (adv.) c.1400, happening on some particular occasion, also sometimes, happening as occasion presents itself, without regularity, from OCCASIONAL (Cf. occasional) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
occasionally — [adv] every now and then at intervals, at random, at times, every so often, from time to time, hardly, infrequently, irregularly, now and again, once in a blue moon*, once in a while, once or twice*, on occasion, periodically, seldom, sometimes,… … New thesaurus
occasionally — [ə kā′zhən əl ē, ōkā′zhən əl ē] adv. now and then; sometimes; on occasion … English World dictionary
occasionally — adverb sometimes, but not regularly and not often: Occasionally Alice would look up from her books. | very occasionally (=rarely): We only see each other very occasionally … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
occasionally — oc|ca|sion|al|ly W3S2 [əˈkeıʒənəli] adv sometimes, but not regularly and not often ▪ Occasionally Alice would look up from her books. ▪ We only see each other very occasionally (=rarely) . →↑frequency … Dictionary of contemporary English
occasionally — oc|ca|sion|al|ly [ ə keıʒənli ] adverb *** sometimes, but not frequently or regularly: Simmer the sauce for ten minutes, stirring occasionally. We go to the theater only very occasionally (=not often) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
occasionally */*/*/ — UK [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəlɪ] / US [əˈkeɪʒən(ə)lɪ] adverb sometimes, but not frequently or regularly Simmer the sauce for ten minutes, stirring occasionally. We go to the theatre only very occasionally (= not often) … English dictionary
occasionally — adverb Date: 1630 on occasion ; now and then < dines out occasionally > … New Collegiate Dictionary
occasionally — adverb From time to time; now and then; once in a while; at infrequent intervals. Some perhaps worship only on alternate Sundays; others still more occasionally … Wiktionary
