Casual - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkæʒʊəl|  American pronunciation of the word casual
Brit.  |ˈkæʒjʊəl|  British pronunciation of the word casual

adjective

- marked by blithe unconcern (syn: nonchalant)
an ability to interest casual students
showed a casual disregard for cold weather
- without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
a casual remark
information collected by casual methods and in their spare time
- appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions (syn: daily, everyday)
casual clothes
- occurring or appearing or singled out by chance (syn: chance)
seek help from casual passers-by
a casual meeting
- hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough (syn: cursory, passing, perfunctory, superficial)
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
- occurring on a temporary or irregular basis (syn: occasional)
casual employment
a casual correspondence with a former teacher
- characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter
- natural and unstudied
using their Christian names in a casual way
- not showing effort or strain (syn: effortless)
a difficult feat performed with casual mastery

Extra examples

The atmosphere at the meeting was quite casual.

He made a casual remark about her shoes.

He's a casual sports fan.

The house was full of visitors and casuals.

His eyes were angry, though he sounded casual.

Marsha was quite casual about appearing on TV.

She had a casual attitude to life.

Jean felt more comfortable in casual clothes.

Chris has occasional casual work but mostly he is unemployed.

She will never be more than a casual acquaintance.

They had been conducting a casual affair for years.

John just wanted casual sex.

He gave us a casual glance as he walked by, but didn't stop.

To the casual observer (=to someone who is not looking carefully) Mary seemed quite calm.

He made some casual remark (=one without thinking much about it) about her holiday.

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