Definitions for casual

Definitions for (adj) casual

Main entry: casual, passing, perfunctory, cursory

Definition: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Usage: a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws; a passing glance; perfunctory courtesy


Main entry: casual, nonchalant, insouciant

Definition: marked by blithe unconcern

Usage: an ability to interest casual students; showed a casual disregard for cold weather; an utterly insouciant financial policy; an elegantly insouciant manner; drove his car with nonchalant abandon; was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner


Main entry: effortless, casual

Definition: not showing effort or strain

Usage: a difficult feat performed with casual mastery; careless grace


Main entry: daily, everyday, casual

Definition: appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

Usage: casual clothes; everyday clothes


Main entry: casual, free-and-easy

Definition: natural and unstudied

Usage: using their Christian names in a casual way; lectured in a free-and-easy style


Main entry: casual, fooling

Definition: characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

Usage: a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter


Main entry: casual, chance

Definition: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

Usage: seek help from casual passers-by; a casual meeting; a chance occurrence


Main entry: casual

Definition: without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

Usage: a casual remark; information collected by casual methods and in their spare time


Main entry: occasional, casual

Definition: occurring from time to time

Usage: casual employment; a casual correspondence with a former teacher; an occasional worker


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