 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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"; "they
visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would
take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us";
"as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then
attracted his attention" [syn: {on occasion}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Occasionally \Oc*ca"sion*al*ly\, adverb
In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as
convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly.
--Stewart.
The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the
other, his subject occasionally by his preferment.
--Fuller.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
38 Moby Thesaurus words for "occasionally":
at infrequent intervals, at intervals, at odd times, at times,
at various times, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, brokenly,
by catches, by fits, by jerks, by skips, by snatches,
disconnectedly, discontinuously, every so often, fitfully,
haphazardly, here and there, in spots, infrequently,
intermittently, irregularly, now and then, off and on,
on divers occasions, on occasion, once and again,
only occasionally, only when necessary, per saltum, periodically,
randomly, skippingly, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly,
willy-nilly
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