oc|ca|sion|al

oc|ca|sion|al «uh KAY zhuh nuhl, -KAYZH nuhl», adjective.

1. happening or coming now and then, or once in a while: »

occasional visits. We had fine weather all through July except for an occasional thunderstorm.

SYNONYM(S): irregular, sporadic.

2. caused by or used for some special time or event: »

occasional poetry. Occasional music was played at the graduation. The ruin of the ancient democracies was, that they ruled…by occasional decrees (Edmund Burke).

3. for use once in a while: »

occasional chairs. Upon a little occasional table, was a tray with breakfast things (H. G. Wells)

4. acting or serving for the occasion or on certain occasions: »

The occasional soldier is no match for the professional soldier (Macaulay).