Added 9 October 2026
occasionally
/əˈkeɪʒənəli/ adverb
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- On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- On an occasion, accidentally, by chance.
- On the occasion of something else happening; incidentally, by the way.
Origin
From Middle English occasionally, occasionaly, occasyoneely, occasyonly, equivalent to occasional + -ly.
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