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Meaning of casual

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

casual

Pronunciation:/ˈkɛʒɘl//ˈkazjuəl//ˈkæʒuəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.

  2. A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty.

  3. A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture).

  4. One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Happening by chance.

    Example: They only had casual meetings.

  2. Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.

    Example: The purchase of donuts was just a casual expense.

  3. Employed irregularly.

    Example: He was just a casual worker.

  4. Careless.