ˈkæʒjuəl adj. & n. --adj. 1
accidental;
due to
chance. 2
not regular or
permanent;
temporary,
occasional (casual
work; a casual affair). 3 a unconcerned,
uninterested (was
very casual
about it). b
made or
done without great care or thought (a casual remark). c
acting carelessly or unmethodically. 4 (of clothes)
informal. --n. 1 a casual
worker. 2 (usu. in pl.) casual
clothes or shoes. øøcasually adv. casualness n. [ME f. OF casuel & L casualis f. casus CASE(1)]