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casual (noun), more casual, most casual
1. Unplanned, informal, relaxed, or unexpected: "When Mary and her friend were at the Farmers' Market, they had a casual meeting with her neighbor whom she had not expected to see there."
2. Designed for or permitting ordinary behavior, dressing, etc.: "The attitude and environment at the educational meeting was more casual than usual."
3. Characteristic of being done without much thought, effort, or concern: "Rosetta's daughter takes the most casual way of doing her assigned home work."
4. Having some interest, but not very much and not seriously: "Hayden has a casual interest in watching sports on TV."
5. A reference to something that happens at certain times, but not regularly: "Helena does casual exercises at the fitness studio one in a while."
2. Designed for or permitting ordinary behavior, dressing, etc.: "The attitude and environment at the educational meeting was more casual than usual."
3. Characteristic of being done without much thought, effort, or concern: "Rosetta's daughter takes the most casual way of doing her assigned home work."
4. Having some interest, but not very much and not seriously: "Hayden has a casual interest in watching sports on TV."
5. A reference to something that happens at certain times, but not regularly: "Helena does casual exercises at the fitness studio one in a while."
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casual, causal
casual (KAZH oo uhl) (adjective)
1. Occurring by chance, without predictable regularity, occasional: During the summer vacation, Emanuel worked as a casual farmhand on his neighbor’s farm.
2. An offhand, unfeeling, or uncaring remark: Carol's husband made a casual remark about her shoes.
2. An offhand, unfeeling, or uncaring remark: Carol's husband made a casual remark about her shoes.
Helga's son has a casual attitude regarding his homework for school.
causal (KAW zuhl) (adjective)
Relating to any event or circumstances that brings about a result, expected or unexpected: The heavy rains had the causal effect of raising the level in the river.
The inappropriate casual remark made by the neighbor had the unfortunate causal effect of breaking up their friendship.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group C; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc.
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