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occasional

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1. occasional - Noun

2. occasional - Adjective

3. occasional - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or efforts.

Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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It is easier to be a lover than a husband, for the same reason that it is more difficult to show a ready wit all day long than to produce an occasional bon mot. Honoré de Balzac

A prophet or an achiever must never mind an occasional absurdity; it is an occupational risk. Oswald Mosley

A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold. Ogden Nash

Our lives are one endless stretch of misery punctuated by processed fast foods and the occasional crisis or amusing curiosity. Augusten Burroughs

Man watches his history on the screen with apathy and an occasional passing flicker of horror or indignation. Conor Cruise O'Brien

Nothing can exist long without occasional rest. Latin Proverb

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