Casual

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:23:02

Cas"u*al (?), a. [OE. casuel, F. casuel, fr. L. casualis, fr. casus fall, accident, fr. cadere to fall. See Case.]

1.

Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.

Casual breaks, in the general system. W. Irving.

2.

Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses.

A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture. Hawthorne.

Syn. -- Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional; contingent; unforeseen. See Accidental.

 

© Webster 1913.

Cas"u*al, n.

One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.

 

© Webster 1913.

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