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Casual Definition
Adjective: casual ka-zhoo-ul
- Marked by blithe unconcern
"an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather";
- insouciant, nonchalant
- 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
"casual clothes";
- everyday, daily
- Occurring, appearing or singled out by chance
"seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting";
- chance
- Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
"a casual inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws";
- cursory, passing, perfunctory
- Not regular; working on an informal or ad hoc basis
"casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher";
- occasional
- Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
"a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter";
- fooling
- Natural and unstudied
"using their Christian names in a casual way";
- free-and-easy
- Not showing effort or strain
"a difficult feat performed with casual mastery";
- effortless
Usage: Brit
- A worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
- temp, temporary, temporary worker, casual worker
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