occasional

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OCCA'SIONAL, adjective s as z. 1. Incidental; casual; occurring at times, but not regular or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits. We make occasional remarks on the events of the age. 2. Produced by accident; as the occasional origin of a thing. 3. Produced or made on some special event; as an occasional discourse.
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