occasional

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/ Hyphenation: oc‧ca‧sion‧al === Adjective === occasional (comparative more occasional, superlative most occasional) Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental. Created for a specific occasion. Intended for use as the occasion requires. Acting in the indicated role from time to time. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === occasional (plural occasionals) A person who does something only occasionally. === References === “occasional”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “occasional”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.