casual /ˈkaʒ(uː)əl/adjective 7noun 9forms 3 adjective7 •easy and free, without set rules of behavior or dress •Designed for informal or everyday use. •Coming without regularity; occasional or incidental.The purchase of donuts was just a casual expense. •Employed irregularly.He was just a casual worker. •Careless.I removed my jacket and threw it casually over the back of the settee. — 2007 •Happening by chance.They only had casual meetings. •Happening or coming to pass without design.Hogan assumed the entire creek bed was to be played as a casual hazard, moved his ball out and assessed himself a one-stroke penalty. — 2012 noun9 •(UK, Australia) A worker who is only working for a company occasionally, not as its permanent employee. •A worker who is doing a particular type of job temporarily, not as a lifetime career. •(informal, disapproving) A player of casual games.The devs dumbed the game down so the casuals could enjoy it. •(slang) A person whose engagement with media is relaxed or superficial.Casuals outnumbered regulars in the art-house audience two to one. — 1972 •[in the plural] Shoes suitable for everyday use, as opposed to more formal footwear.Next spring you’ll see more women than ever wearing “casuals” and “flats,” the shoes with the wedge heels or no heels at all. — 1948 •(UK) A member of a group of football hooligans who wear expensive designer clothing to avoid police attention; see casual (subculture). •A soldier temporarily at a place of duty, usually en route to another place of duty. •(UK, historical) One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he or she does not belong; a vagrant in the casual ward. •(UK, old-fashioned) A tramp. formscasuals · more casual · most casual