casually

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casually

/ˈkæʒuəli/ US
/ˈkæʒwəli/ US
/ˈkæʒ(j)ʊəli/ UK
/ˈkæzjuəli/ UK

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From Middle English casually, casuelly, casuali, casuely, equivalent to casual + -ly.

adverb more casually · most casually

In a casual manner. A small minority, mainly strangers, would look long at her in casually passing by, and grow momentarily fascinated by her freshness, and wonder if they would ever see her again: but to almost everybody she was a fine and picturesque country girl, and no more.

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Closest in meaning: nonchalantly, easily, carelessly, simply, arbitrarily, indiscriminately, recklessly, freely, willfully, minimally, incidentally, occasionally, glibly, lightly, readily, rashly

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Español	ligeramente, de pasada, de paso, despreocupadamente, informalmente, desenfadamente

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"casually." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/casually. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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casually. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/casually

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"casually." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/casually.

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@misc{casually_2026,
  title = {casually},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/casually},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}