GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Casual , a. [OE. casuel, F. casuel, fr. L. casualis, fr. casus fall, accident, fr. cadere to fall. See Case.]
   Happening or coming to pass without design, and without being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming by chance.
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   Casual breaks, in the general system.
   W. Irving.
   
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   Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as, casual expenses.
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   A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture.
   Hawthorne.
   Syn. -- Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional; contingent; unforeseen. See Accidental.
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   Casual, n. One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he does not belong; a vagrant.
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