Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- At odd times; at semioccasional intervals.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Colloq. U. S. Once in a while; on rare occasions.
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- adverb Once in a while; on rare
occasions .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And then his natural grit came to his rescue, and it was well it did, for the presence had assumed shape, and now sat on the window-ledge in the form of a hag, glaring at him from out of the depths of her unfathomable eyes, in which, despite their deadly greenness, there lurked a tinge of red caused by small specks of that hue semioccasionally seen floating across her dilated pupils.
The Water Ghost and Others John Kendrick Bangs 1892
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Well, I have some lawbooks on my table – good, big, wise-looking chaps – and I take a turn at them semioccasionally when pleasure palls or parents chide.
Rose in Bloom 1876
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"Well, I have some lawbooks on my table good, big, wise-looking chaps and I take a turn at them semioccasionally when pleasure palls or parents chide.
Rose In Bloom Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 1876
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"Well, I have some lawbooks on my table good, big, wise-looking chaps and I take a turn at them semioccasionally when pleasure palls or parents chide.
Rose in Bloom Louisa May Alcott 1860
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