occasionly
occasionly is the misspelling of occasionally.
Meaning of occasionally
Adverb
occasionally (comparative more occasionally, superlative most occasionally)
- On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
- God ſetteth no houres for the morning or evening ſacrifice because they may occaſionally be changed.1639, Henry Ainsworth, Annotations Upon the Five Books of Moses, the Book of the Psalmes and the Song of Songs, page 177
- On an occasion, accidentally, by chance.
- Mr Tourville occasionally told his age; just turned of thirty-one.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CLXI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […]...
- On the occasion of something else happening; incidentally, by the way.
- Were nothing els diſcourſively inſerted (as ſome little elſe occaſionally preſented it ſelfe), what paper more currently fit for the bareſt mechanicall uſes, [...]1588, G[abriel] H[arvey], “The Fourth Letter. To the Same Favourable or Indifferent Reader.”, in J[ohn] P[ayne] C[ollier], editor, Fovre Letters, and Certaine Sonnets, […] (Miscellaneous Tracts Temp....
Forms of occasionly
| comparative | more occasionly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most occasionly |
Questions about occasionly
- What is occasionly the misspelling of?
- Occasionly is the misspelling of occasionally.
Words near occasionly in the dictionary
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