occasional

occasional is a 10-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 18 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. 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. adjective. Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing.
3. adjective. recurring or reappearing from time to time

   "periodic feelings of anxiety"

   Synonyms: periodic

4. adjective. occurring from time to time

   "took an occasional glass of wine"

5. adjective. occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals

   "episodic in his affections"

   "occasional headaches"

   Synonyms: episodic

Synonyms

periodic, episodic

Common word forms

occasionally, occasionality, occasionalness

Words from these letters

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