Synonyms for casually
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : kazh-oo-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæʒ u əl |
Top 10 synonyms for casually
Définition of casually
Origin :- late 14c., "subject to or produced by chance," from Middle French casuel (15c.), from Late Latin casualis "by chance," from Latin casus "chance, occasion, opportunity; accident, event" (see case (n.1)).
- Of persons, in the sense of "not to be depended on, unmethodical," it is attested from 1883; meaning "showing lack of interest" is from 1916. Of clothes, "informal," from 1939. Related: Casually.
- adv accidentally
- adv nonchalantly
- adv incidentally
- Side by side with the wonders he described so casually, she was placing the little house.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- They had often met before, but it had been casually, and the hour had not been ripe.
- Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase
- Nothing prevented him paying a friendly call to Mr Verloc, casually as it were.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Burnham remarked, much too casually to have deceived anybody but old Sam.
- Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
- He glanced at them casually, and went about the business of saddling.
- Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
- When he mentioned him, he spoke of him casually as his old pensioner.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- With something very like a snort Roger asks, 'How does one say a thing like that casually?'
- Extract from : « Echoes of the War » by J. M. Barrie
- Then, he turned to the slim cash-books, which he glanced at casually.
- Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman
- Then, the shorter man said, casually, addressing his remarks to nobody in particular.
- Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
- He told her—casually, as was his habit—that Oniton Grange was let.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
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