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occasionally

oc·ca·sio·nally

UK/əˈkeɪʒənəli/ US/əˈkeɪʒnəli/ fairly common

adverb

1.

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”

Origin

From Middle English occasionally, occasionaly, occasyoneely, occasyonly, equivalent to occasional + -ly.

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