Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Occasionally"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Occasionally \Oc*ca"sion*al*ly\, adv.
In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as
convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly.
--Stewart.
The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the
other, his subject occasionally by his preferment.
--Fuller.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
occasionally
adv : now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only
occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they
visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would
take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us";
"as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then
attracted his attention" [syn: {on occasion}, {once in
a while}, {now and then}, {now and again}, {at times},
{from time to time}]
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