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How to pronounce casual in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms cursory, passing, perfunctory, superficial
Derivation casualness


a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws.
Type Words
Synonyms fooling
Derivation casualness


a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter.
Type Words
Synonyms occasional
Derivation casualness


casual employment.
a casual correspondence with a former teacher.
Type Words
Synonyms chance
Derivation casualness


seek help from casual passers-by.
a casual meeting.
Type Words
Synonyms insouciant, nonchalant
Derivation casualness


an ability to interest casual students.
showed a casual disregard for cold weather.
Type Words
Synonyms free-and-easy
Derivation casualness


using their Christian names in a casual way.
Type Words
Synonyms effortless
Derivation casualness


a difficult feat performed with casual mastery.
Type Words
Synonyms daily, everyday
Derivation casualness


casual clothes.
Type Words
Derivation casualness


a casual remark.
information collected by casual methods and in their spare time.

Examples of casual

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Dress is very casual, with the default being jeans and jerseys or team T-shirts.
From the dailyherald.com
Any casual fan could tell this wasn't the Rafael Nadal of the first four rounds.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Like many of the high-tech faithful, Shirky displays a casual disdain for print.
From the businessweek.com
The brand is one of several casual-dining chains operated by Darden Restaurants.
From the latimes.com
We extended thinking by looking at the casual kinds of fraud some people commit.
From the sciencedaily.com
For men, business casual may include polo shirts or a button-down without a tie.
From the abcnews.go.com
If you have a screened-in porch or sunroom, consider using it for casual dining.
From the ocregister.com
There is casual but inspired dining downstairs at oceanfront Tropics restaurant.
From the theepochtimes.com
At first glance, Lovie Smith's team doesn't knock the casual viewer's socks off.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • Marked by blithe unconcern; "an ability to interest casual students"; "showed a casual disregard for cold weather"; "an utterly insouciant financial policy"; "an elegantly insouciant manner"; "drove his car with nonchalant abandon"; "was polite in a teasing nonchalant manner"
  • Without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time"
  • Appropriate for ordinary or routine occasions; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes"
  • Occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence"
  • Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough; "a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws"; "a passing glance"; "perfunctory courtesy"
  • Occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"
  • In the European tradition, casual is the dress code which emphasizes comfort and personal expression over presentation and uniformity. It includes a very wide variety of costume, so it is perhaps better defined by what it isn't than what it is. ...
  • Jon Owens (born 1975), known by his stage name Casual, is an American rapper.
  • The casual subculture is a subsection of association football culture that is typified by football hooliganism and the wearing of expensive European designer clothing. ...