occasionally

Meanings

Adverb

now and then or here and there
- "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"
- "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"

Adv

On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
On an occasion, accidentally, by chance.
On the occasion of something else happening; incidentally, by the way.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English occasionally, occasionaly, occasyoneely, occasyonly, equivalent to occasional + -ly.

Synonyms

at times, ever and anon, every now and then, every once in a while, every so often, from time to time, intermittently, irregularly, now and again, now and then, occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly, while, whilom

Antonyms

rarely, usually

Scrabble Score: 19

occasionally is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
occasionally is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
occasionally is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

occasionally is a valid Words With Friends word