Definitions for OCCASIONALLY
əˈkeɪ ʒə nl ioc·ca·sion·al·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 6 votes

1. occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, now and then, now and again, at times, from time to timeadverb

   now and then or here and there

   "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.9 / 7 votes

1. occasionallyadverb

   From time to time; now and then; once in a while; irregularly.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Occasionallyadverb

   According to incidental exigence; incidentally.

   Etymology: from occasional.

   Authority and reason on her wait,
   As one intended first, not after made
   Occasionally. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. viii.

   I have endeavoured to interweave with the assertions some of the proofs whereon they depend, and occasionally scatter several of the more important observations throughout the work. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Occasionallyadverb

   in an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'OCCASIONALLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2609

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'OCCASIONALLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2545

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'OCCASIONALLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #208

How to pronounce OCCASIONALLY?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of OCCASIONALLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of OCCASIONALLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of OCCASIONALLY in a Sentence

1. Albert Camus:

   The world is never quiet, even its silence eternally resounds with the same notes, in vibrations which escape our ears. As for those that we perceive, they carry sounds to us, occasionally a chord, never a melody.

2. Heather Lynn:

   For Japan occasionally they ask for curvy models, mostly for lingerie.

3. Edgar Watson Howe:

   The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.

4. Orhan Pamuk:

   I hope the leaders of the EU when they are shaking hands with Turkish leaders ... would also occasionally talk about free speech.

5. Chris Spurgeon:

   Birds that migrate do occasionally do crazy things: go in the wrong direction, go too far, migrate at the wrong time of year, stuff like that.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=OCCASIONALLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Occasionally
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=OCCASIONALLY
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/OCCASIONALLY