Casual
WordNet
adjective
(1) 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"
(2) 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"
(3) Not showing effort or strain
"A difficult feat performed with casual mastery"
"Careless grace"
(4) Suited for everyday use
"Casual clothes"
"Everyday clothes"
(5) Natural and unstudied
"Using their Christian names in a casual way"
"Lectured in a free-and-easy style"
(6) Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
"A broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter"
(7) Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
"Their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"
"Seek help from casual passers-by"
"A casual meeting"
"A chance occurrence"
(8) Without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
"A casual remark"
"Information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"
(9) Occuring from time to time
"Casual employment"
"A casual correspondence with a former teacher"
"An occasional worker"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
- Happening by chance.
- The only had casual meetings.
- Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.
- The purchase of donuts were just casual expenses.
- Employed irregularly
- He was just a casual worker.
- Careless.
- Happening or coming to pass without design.
- Informal, relaxed.
- Designed for informal use.
Noun
- A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee.