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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: cursory, passing, perfunctory |
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(satellite adjective) 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" |
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Synonyms: insouciant, nonchalant |
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(satellite adjective) not showing effort or strain; "a difficult feat performed with casual mastery"; "careless grace" |
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Synonyms: effortless |
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(satellite adjective) suited for everyday use; "casual clothes"; "everyday clothes" |
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Synonyms: everyday |
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(satellite adjective) without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand; "a casual remark"; "information collected by casual methods and in their spare time" |
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(satellite adjective) employed in a specified capacity from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker" |
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Synonyms: occasional |
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(satellite adjective) characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" |
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Synonyms: fooling |
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(satellite adjective) occurring or appearing or singled out by chance; "their accidental meeting led to a renewal of their friendship"; "seek help from casual passers-by"; "a casual meeting"; "a chance occurrence" |
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Synonyms: accidental, chance |
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(satellite adjective) natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a familiar style" |
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Synonyms: familiar, free-and-easy |
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