occasional

Definition

Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

Etymology

From Middle English occasyonal, from Medieval Latin occāsiōnālis and Old French ocasionel. By surface analysis, occasion + -al.

Example Sentences

• "He was mostly solitary, but enjoyed the occasional visitor."
• "He took an occasional glass of wine."
• "The highway to the East Coast which ran through the borough of Ebbfield had always been a main road and even now, despite the vast garages, the pylons and the gaily painted factory glasshouses which had sprung up beside it, there still remained an occasional trace of past cultures."