Occasionally

Definition: Occasionally

Occasionally

Adverb

1. Now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention".

Date "occasionally" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonyms: Occasionally

Synonyms: at times (adv), from time to time (adv), now and again (adv), now and then (adv), on occasion (adv), once in a while (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Frequency	Sometimes, occasionally, at times, now and then, from time to time, there being times when, toties quoties, often enough, when the mood strikes, again and again.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Occasionally, we get a glimpse of them. (Dracula A.D. 1972; writing credit: Don Houghton) They also painted occasionally. (Ocean's Eleven; writing credit: George Clayton Johnson; Jack Golden Russell) Occasionally, we're even lovers. (Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro; writing credit: Hayao Miyazaki; Monkey Punch) One of the disadvantages of being a Patrician is that occasionally you are obliged to act like one. (Spartacus; writing credit: Howard Fast; Dalton Trumbo) Someone will vanish occasionally, but they always turn up in a month or two! (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone; writing credit: Steven Kloves)
Clever	We occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of us pick ourselves up and hurry on as if nothing happened. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Occasionally Yours (1920)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A Matter of Convenience: Which Occasionally Takes Precedent over Veterans' Rights (reference) Full Circle: One Man's Journey by Air, Train, Boat and Occasionally Very Sore Feet Around the 50,000 Miles of the Pacific Rim (reference) Last Chance Garage: A System-By-System Guide to Understanding How Your Car Runs, Why It Occasionally Doesn'T, and What You Can Do About It (reference) Learning and the Marketplace: A Philosophical, Cross-Cultural (And Occasionally Irreverent) Guide for Business and Academe (reference) Rising to the Occasion: A Practical Companion for the Occasionally Perplexed (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Y. pestis, is a small (0.5 x 1.0 �M) gram-negative bacillus. Bipolar staining occurs when using Wayson, Wright, Giemsa, or methylene blue stain, and may occasionally be seen in Gram-stained preparations.Credit: CDC.		The poliovirus lives in the human pharynx and intestinal tract. Poliomyelitis is an acute infection that involves the gastrointestinal tract and, occasionally, the central nervous system. It is acquired by fecal-oral transmission.Credit: CDC.
	Enterococcus (streptococcus) faecalis is a normal inhabitant of intestinal tract, and female genital tract, and is occasionally associated with urinary tract infection, bacteremia and bacterial endocarditis.Credit: CDC.		"Fooling around" - Cornelius Meaney staging fight - sometimes this was for real In 1941 a C&GS officer was seriously wounded by a bolo-wielding juramentado Occasionally Christian crewman from North would disappear in the Muslim South.Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Leatherback sea turtles nest occasionally on the beach at Canaveral National Seashore. The leatherback is an endangered species of sea turtle and is one of the largest in the world. It can grow to be over 6 feet long and weigh over 1,000 pounds.Credit: America's Coastlines.		A juvenile American Lobster in natural cobble habitat in Rhode Island waters. The blue coloring in lobsters is thought to occur when the crustacean eats primarily one type of food in the lab. However, blue lobsters are occasionally found in the wild as a genetic anomaly.Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.
	Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Sea turtles are occasionally seen near sea-grass meadows around coral reefs in the Reserve.Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR).		He warbles occasionally.Credit: Library of Congress.
	Long Island City, New York. Atlantic Macaroni Company, makers of Caruso brand products. After coming down the chute, finished macaroni is occasionally raked before packing to keep it from pilling up and clogging the flow.Credit: Library of Congress.		The timid soul. The timid soul has read that gangsters occasionally carry machine guns in violin cases.Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Alexander Smith	To be occasionally quoted is the only fame I care for.
Author Unknown	Man is occasionally what he should be perpetually.
Henry Ward Beecher	Laws and institutions, like clocks, must occasionally be cleaned, wound up, and set to true time.
Peter Ustinov	A diplomat these days in nothing, but a head waiter who is allowed to sit down occasionally.
Ulysses S. Grant	Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	They need some one occasionally to tell them of the goodness of God.
Grapes of Wrath	Steinbeck, John	They could see Ma move occasionally, and her dark arm moving against the outside.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	On gala days the town fires its great guns, which echo like popguns to these woods, and some waifs of martial music occasionally penetrate thus far.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Occasionally affects the meninges. (references)
		You may drink alcohol occasionally. (references)
		They may occasionally grimace, cry, or laugh. (references)
Business		Further, these regulations occasionally change to meet new technology and more stringent demands. (references)
		According to CRES officials it is expected to save up to 35%, and occasionally more, on energy consumption of the building being controlled. (references)
		Drugstores also offer hometextiles occasionally (particularly bath products and terry) albeit to a smaller degree (Schlecker Markt, Kaiser's, Idea, Die Gruene Drogerie, Mueller, Drospa). (references)
Children	Rwanda	During the year, local authorities occasionally rounded up street children and placed them in foster homes; many ran away, and there were unconfirmed reports that some joined the RPA to perform nonmilitary duties. (references)
	Israel and the occupied territories	Children born in the country of legal foreign workers are entitled to health and education benefits until the age of 18. Children of parents who are in the country illegally live in social limbo, occasionally without access to education. (references)
	Italy	The law mandates access to buildings for persons with disabilities, and the Government generally enforces these provisions in practice; however, persons with disabilities occasionally encounter situations, particularly in public transport, in which mechanical barriers leave them at a disadvantage. (references)
Civil Liberties	Burma	Journalists also occasionally are blacklisted. (references)
	Turkey	These activities also occasionally lead to police detention and trials. (references)
	Liberia	The prayers and hymns are usually Christian but occasionally are Muslim. (references)
Discrimination	Israel and the occupied territories	In the Palestinian territories homosexuals generally are socially marginalized, and occasionally receive physical threats. (references)
	Samoa	While there is discrimination against women and nonmatai, who only occasionally may reach high office, women (and particularly female matai) play an important role in society. (references)
Economic History	Papua New Guinea	Douglas MacArthur occasionally made his headquarters. (references)
Human Rights	Swaziland	Searches without warrants occur occasionally. (references)
	Kenya	Judges occasionally demonstrated independence. (references)
	Slovak Republic	Amnesty International occasionally visited prisons. (references)
Minorities	Cote d'Ivoire	Conflicts between and within religious groups have surfaced occasionally. (references)
	Mexico	In many cases, these expulsions involved the burning of homes and crops, beatings, and, occasionally, killings. (references)
	Tajikistan	Some Muslim leaders occasionally have expressed concern that minority religious groups undermine national unity. (references)
Political Economy	Poland	Lengthy pretrial detention occurred occasionally. (references)
	Thailand	Police occasionally beat suspects, at times to coerce confessions. (references)
	Bahamas	There continued to be reports that the police occasionally committed human rights abuses. (references)
Political Rights	Haiti	Pro-FL popular organizations throughout the country occasionally have criticized the Government for not giving them more jobs. (references)
	Tunisia	Regardless of the debate, the Chamber has a history of approving all government proposals; the Chamber does occasionally modify the proposed legislation. (references)
	Samoa	The percentage of women in government and politics does not correspond to their percentage of the population; however, they occasionally reach high public office. (references)
Trade	Argentina	Despite the generally favorable environment for imports, authorities occasionally erect protectionist barriers. (references)
	Greece	Greece occasionally bans imports of some types of products that compete with similar domestically produced ones. (references)
	Kuwait	U.S. firms may still occasionally receive requests for boycott-related information from private Kuwait firms or uninformed Kuwaiti public officials. (references)
Travel	Mexico	It will rain occasionally in other months. (references)
	Senegal	Political gatherings and street demonstrations occur occasionally. (references)
	Djibouti	Petty crime occurs occasionally in the capital and elsewhere in the country. (references)
Women	Gambia	It is reported occasionally, and its occurrence is believed to be common. (references)
	Madagascar	A tradition known as "the customary third" occasionally is observed in some areas. (references)
	Senegal	The law was not enforced in some communities, where marriages occasionally were arranged. (references)
Worker Rights	Croatia	There is one women's shelter that occasionally helps trafficked women. (references)
	Pakistan	Parents occasionally also accompany their children to the Persian Gulf. (references)
	Guyana	This arrangement occasionally led to overt politicization of labor issues. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Peter Jennings	I mean, I think, you know, there's real danger, I think, if you flog this stuff. And I think occasionally people do. If you flog this stuff, you inflame people.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	In taking a view of the state of our country we in the first place notice the late affliction of two of our cities under the fatal fever which in latter times has occasionally visited our shores.
James Monroe	1817-1825	The operation of our laws on the various subjects to which they apply, with the amendments which they occasionally require, imposes annually an important duty on the representatives of a free people.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	Weakened as it has occasionally been since that time, it can by us never be forgotten, and we should hail with exultation the moment which should indicate a recollection equally friendly in spirit on the part of France.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Occasionally" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.05% of the time. "Occasionally" is used about 3,997 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	99.05%	3,959	2,481
Noun (proper)	0.92%	37	56,631
Unclassified Items	0.02%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	3,997	N/A

Expressions using "occasionally": fib occasionally ♦ very occasionally. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "occasionally": occasionally-used.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Language		Translations for "occasionally"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		nganjëherë (at times, on and off, once, once in a while, sometimes, whiles), herë pas here (ever and anon, frequently, here and there, now and again, now and then, off and on, on occasion, periodically, sometimes). (various references)

Arabic		‏من أن لآخر, ‏أحيانا (at times, on occasion, sometimes), ‏بين حين وآخر (every now and then), ‏بين الفينة و الفينة (sometimes). (various references)

Bulgarian		случайно (accidentally, at random, by accident, by chance, casually, circumstantially, fortuitously, happily, idly, incidentally, on occasion, perchance, sporadically), от време на време (every so often, now and again, now and then, off and on, once in a while, periodically), при случай, понякога (at times, now and then, sometimes). (various references)

Chinese		偶然 (incidentally, occasional), 偶爾 (once in a while), 偶尔地. (various references)

Czech		obèas (at times, every now and then, every so often, now and then, once in a while, sometimes), tu a tam (every now and then, here and there, now and then, off and on, on and off, once in a way), příležitostnì (casually, once in a while), náhodou (accidentally, at random, by chance, by mistake, if and when, perchance). (various references)

Danish		lejlighedsvis (occasional). (various references)

Dutch		op bijkomstige en toevallige wijze. (various references)

Farsi		گهگاه , گاه وبیگاه (Sporadic), بعضی ازاوقات . (various references)

Finnish		satunnaisesti (accidentally, incindentally), ajoittain (at times). (various references)

French		quelquefois, parfois, de temps en temps (on occasion), de temps à autre, à titre résiduel et accidentel. (various references)

German		gelegentlich (casual, casually, eventually, incidental, now and again, now and then, occasional, once in a while, some time, sporadic). (various references)

Greek		σποραδικά (sporadically), ενίοτε (ever, sometimes, whiles), ορισμένες φορές. (various references)

Hebrew		מזמן לזמן (every once in a while, off and on), לפעמים (from time to time, sometimes), לפרקים (seldom, sometimes), לעתים (at times, from time to time, on occasion, sometimes). (various references)

Hungarian		ritkán (by the skin of one's teeth, every once in a while, infrequently, once in a blue moon, rarely, seldom, thin, thinly), néha (at times, every now and again, every now and then, now and then, once in a while, several times, sometimes), alkalmilag (as occasion requires, on occasion). (various references)

Italian		occasionalmente (by chance, on occasion). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		間間 (frequently), 間々 (frequently), 時偶 (at long intervals, once in a while, seldom), 時には (at times), 折節 (at times, from time to time, the season), 折折 , 折々 , 折り節 (at times, from time to time, the season), 折りに触れて (on opportunity), 往々にして (from time to time, now and then, sometimes), 偶さか , 偶に (once in a while), ちゅうちゅう鳴く (a little, dabble, easily accomplished, frequently, hobbling, make a pass at, meddle, now and then, often, restless, to chirp, to squeak, to twitter, toddling). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		たまさか, たまに (once in a while), おうおうにして (from time to time, now and then, sometimes), おりおり, おりふし (at times, from time to time, the season), おりにふれて (on opportunity), まま (as, as it is, as one likes, because, frequently), ときたま (at long intervals, once in a while, seldom), ときには (at times), ちょくちょく (frequently, now and then, often), ちょいちょい (frequently, now and then, often). (various references)

Korean		임시적으로 (Provisionally, temporarily). (various references)

Manx		nish as reesht (intermittent, now and then, on and off, once in a while). (various references)

Pig Latin		occasionallyay

Portuguese		ocasionalmente (sometimes), ocasionalismo, às vezes (here is the receipt, sometime, sometimes, whiles), a título residual e acidental. (various references)

Romanian		ocazional (accidental, casual, casually, circumstantial, fugitive, haphazard, incidental, infrequent, occasional), uneori (several times, sometimes), rar (choice, exceptional, far between, infrequent, lank, lanky, rare, scanty, scarce, scattered, seldom, slowly, sparse, thin, thinly, uncommon, unusual), din când în când (at intervals, at times, ever and anon, every now and then, every so often, from time to time, now and again, now and then, once in a while, periodically), din întâmplare (by accident, by adventure, haply, peradventure), câteodatã (sometimes). (various references)

Russian		изредка (once and again, once in a way, once in a while, rarely). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		od vremena do vremena, zgodom, prilikom, napreskok (incoherently). (various references)

Spanish		de vez en cuando (at intervals, betweentimes, ever and anon, every now and then, now and again, now and then, off and on, on occasion, once in a while). (various references)

Swedish		ibland (among, between, now and again, once in a while, several times, sometimes). (various references)

Thai		บางครั้งบางคราว. (various references)

Turkish		bazen (between whiles, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, ever and anon, from time to time, now and again, now and then, off and on, sometime, sometimes), ara sıra (between whiles, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, by snatches, ever and anon, every now and then, every once in a while, from time to time, in places, in snatches, now and again, now and then, off and on, on and off, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes). (various references)

Turkmen		зendan (here, sometimes). (various references)

Ukranian		іноді (at times, between whiles, ever end again, here and there, now and again, on and off, on occasion, sometime, sometimes), часом, вряди-годи, випадково (accidentally, adventitiously, by accident, by chance, casually, circumstantiality, fortuitously, haphazard, haphazardly, incidentally, perchance, promiscuously), зрідка. (various references)

Vietnamese		thảng hoặc; từng thời kỳ, thỉnh thoảng (always, occasional). (various references)

Welsh		ambell waith, ambell gwaith. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	aliquando. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Misspellings
	"Occasionally" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: ocasionally, ocassionally, occaisonally, occasioally, occasionalism, occasionall, occasionaly, occassionally, occationally. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "occasionally" (pronounced ukā"zhunulē, ukā"zhnulē , or ukā"zhunlē)
6	-zh u n u l ē	provisionally.
5	-u n u l ē	additionally, conditionally, congressionally, constitutionally, conventionally, criminally, diagonally, educationally, exceptionally, fractionally, functionally, generationally, institutionally, intentionally, internationally, irrationally, marginally, medicinally, nationally, nominally, nutritionally, operationally, originally, personally, phenomenally, professionally, proportionally, rationally, regionally, seasonally, subliminally, terminally, traditionally, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, unintentionally.
4	-n u l ē	diurnally, emotionally, eternally, externally, finally, gravitationally, internally, serenely, uncannily.
3	-u l ē	abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, confidentially, conspiratorially, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, cordially, crazily, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, eerily, electrically, electronically, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, ethically, eventually, experimentally, exponentially, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, intellectually, intrinsically, involuntarily, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, normally, novelly, officially, oligopoly, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, provincially, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, readily, regally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.
4	-n u l ē	additionally, conditionally, congressionally, constitutionally, conventionally, criminally, diagonally, diurnally, educationally, emotionally, eternally, exceptionally, externally, finally, fractionally, functionally, generationally, gravitationally, institutionally, intentionally, internally, internationally, irrationally, marginally, medicinally, nationally, nominally, nutritionally, operationally, originally, personally, phenomenally, professionally, proportionally, provisionally, rationally, regionally, seasonally, serenely, subliminally, terminally, traditionally, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, unintentionally.
3	-u l ē	abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, confidentially, conspiratorially, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, cordially, crazily, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, eerily, electrically, electronically, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, ethically, eventually, experimentally, exponentially, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, intellectually, intrinsically, involuntarily, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, normally, novelly, officially, oligopoly, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, provincially, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, readily, regally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temperamentally, temporally, temporarily, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully.
4	-u n l ē	brazenly, certainly, clandestinely, commonly, evenly, gentlemanly, genuinely, heavenly, humanly, matronly, mistakenly, openly, slovenly, suddenly, uncertainly, uncommonly, unevenly, wantonly.
3	-n l ē	benignly, cleanly, divinely, finely, greenly, humanely, keenly, lonely, mainly, manly, obscenely, only, plainly, sternly, stubbornly, thinly, ungainly, vainly.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-i-l-l-n-o-o-s-y"
	-2 letters: occasional.
	-3 letters: colonials, conically, sonically.
	-4 letters: acyloins, ancillas, colonial, colonics, cyclonal, occasion, scallion, socially.
	-5 letters: acyloin, alanyls, alcaics, alnicos, ancilla, asocial, calicos, callans, canolas, cicalas, cloacal, cloacas, cocains, collins, colonic, conical, cycasin, cynical, laconic, nasally, oilcans, syconia.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-i-l-l-n-o-o-s-y"
	+4 letters: iconoclastically.
	+5 letters: glycosaminoglycan.
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

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Occasionally

Definition: Occasionally

Occasionally

Adverb

Synonyms: Occasionally

Synonyms within Context: Occasionally

Frequency

Crosswords: Occasionally

Modern Usage: Occasionally

Screenplays

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Occasionally

Books

Photo Album: Occasionally

Familiar Quotations: Occasionally

Alexander Smith

Author Unknown

Henry Ward Beecher

Peter Ustinov

Ulysses S. Grant

Use in Literature: Occasionally

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Occasionally

Spoken Usage: Occasionally

Peter Jennings

Speeches: Occasionally

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

John Quincy Adams

Usage Frequency: Occasionally

Expressions: Occasionally

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Occasionally

Modern Translations: Occasionally

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Farsi

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Manx

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Swedish

Thai

Turkish

Turkmen

Ukranian

Vietnamese

Welsh

Ancestral Language Translations: Occasionally

Misspellings: Occasionally

Misspellings

Rhyming with "Occasionally"

Anagrams: Occasionally

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: Occasionally

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