Thesaurus: occasional

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1. a. 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.
2. a. Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing.
3. adj. occurring from time to time
4. adj. occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
5. adj. occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
6. adj. recurring or reappearing from time to time
7. 1. 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. The... occasional writing of the present times. Bagehot. 2. Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Occasional cause (Metaph.), some circumstance preceding an effect which, without being the real cause, becomes the occasion of the action of the efficient cause; thus, the act of touching gunpowder with fire is the occasional, but not the efficient, cause of an explosion.
8. j:100 s. occurring from time to time