Definition of OCCASIONALLY

occasionally

Adverb

  • now and then or here and there
    • "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"
    • "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"

Adv

  • On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
  • On an occasion, accidentally, by chance.
  • On the occasion of something else happening; incidentally, by the way.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English occasionally, occasionaly, occasyoneely, occasyonly, equivalent to occasional + -ly.

Synonyms

at times, from time to time, now and again, now and then, on occasion, once in a while, ever and anon, every now and then, every once in a while, every so often, intermittently, irregularly, occasionally, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly, while, whilom

Antonyms

rarely, usually

Scrabble Score: 19

occasionally: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
occasionally: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
occasionally: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

occasionally: valid Words With Friends Word