/
ˈkaʒjʊəl,
-zj-/
adj.
- relaxed and unconcerned.
▸made, done, or acting without much care or thought:
a casual remark.
- not regular or firmly established.
▸(of a worker) employed on a temporary or irregular basis.
▸(of a sexual relationship or encounter) occurring between people who are not established sexual partners.
- happening by chance; accidental:
a casual meeting.
- without formality of style, manner, or procedure.
n.
- Brit. a casual worker.
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(casuals)
clothes or shoes suitable for everyday wear rather than formal occasions.
- Brit. a youth belonging to a subculture characterized by the wearing of expensive casual clothing.
Derivative
- casually adv.
- casualness n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. casuel and L. casualis, from casus ‘fall’.