casual

Words with a similar base: casual

'casual'

[casual.s.01] as in: marked by blithe unconcern

Examples:
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

'casual'

[casual.s.02] as in: without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

Examples:
a casual remark
information collected by casual methods and in their spare time

'casual'

[casual.s.03] as in: appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions

Examples:
casual clothes
everyday clothes

'casual'

[casual.s.04] as in: occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

Examples:
seek help from casual passers-by
a casual meeting
a chance occurrence

'casual'

[casual.s.05] as in: hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

Examples:
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws
a passing glance
perfunctory courtesy

'casual'

[casual.s.06] as in: occurring from time to time

Examples:
casual employment
a casual correspondence with a former teacher
an occasional worker

'casual'

[fooling.s.01] as in: characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility

Examples:
a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter

'casual'

[free-and-easy.s.01] as in: natural and unstudied

Examples:
using their Christian names in a casual way
lectured in a free-and-easy style

'casual'

[casual.s.09] as in: not showing effort or strain

Examples:
a difficult feat performed with casual mastery
careless grace

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