occasionally

[uh-key-zhuh-nl-ee]

adverb

1. at times; from time to time; now and then.

occasionally

/ əˈkeɪʒənəlɪ /

adverb

1. from time to time

Word History and Origins

Origin of occasionally¹

First recorded in 1615–25; occasional + -ly

Example Sentences

Squabbles between distributors and programmers are commonplace and occasionally lead to short-term channel disruptions.

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By the way, they also confess to occasionally fibbing about “overqualificiations” to spare job applicants’ egos.

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The yips got so bad that she would occasionally miss putts by 20 feet on purpose because she knew she had no chance if she left them too close to the hole.

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Yes, occasionally I use language that could be described as slightly fruity.

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We don’t live the full-time van life but we do enjoy it occasionally, for summer vacations, long weekends and my frequent fishing trips to northern Germany and Scandinavia.

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Related Words

• hardly 
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• periodically 
• seldom 
• sometimes 
• sporadically