adv
Meaning 1
In a casual manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
casually
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈkæʒuəli/
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General-American: /ˈkæʒwəli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæʒ(j)ʊəli/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæzjuəli/
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CMU ARPABET: K AE1 ZH AH0 W AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: K AE1 ZH W AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in an unconcerned manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- glanced casually at the headlines
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonchalantly
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
not methodically or according to plan
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he dealt with his course work casually
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English casually, casuelly, casuali, casuely, equivalent to casual + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: ligeramente — Translations
- Spanish: de pasada — Translations
- Spanish: de paso — Translations
- Spanish: despreocupadamente — Translations
- Spanish: informalmente — Translations
- Spanish: desenfadamente — Translations
- Spanish: distendidamente — Translations