[onlybeforenoun] happening or done sometimes but not often:
He works for us on an occasional basis. * I enjoy the occasional glass of wine. * He spent five years in Paris, with occasional visits to Italy. * an occasional smoker (= a person who smokes, but not often)
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is occasional a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, occasional is tagged as adjective.
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