Casual (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter".
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Meaning 2
Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence".
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Meaning 3
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"; "In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory".
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Meaning 4
Not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace".
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Meaning 5
Marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner".
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Meaning 6
Appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes".
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Meaning 7
Occurring on a temporary or irregular basis; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker".
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Meaning 8
Without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time".
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Meaning 9
Natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style".
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