Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: casually
IPA transcription: [k'æʒəwəli]
Pronunciations of casually
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r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: casually
    Meaning: not methodically or according to plan; "he dealt with his course work casually"
  • Synonyms: casually, nonchalantly
    Meaning: in an unconcerned manner; "glanced casually at the headlines"
Usage examples
  • ANCIENT OBSERVATIONS (casually made, as of a star).
  • She especially shrank from hearing her mentioned casually.
  • The rafters bend under the weight of this brick-kiln. The windows, inserted casually, without any attempt at symmetry, have enormous shutters, painted yellow.
  • Patsy was radiant with delight, and the next day Aunt Jane remarked casually that she did not object to the boy's presence at dinner, at all, and he could come whenever he liked.
  • As the war had caught him in the service, Nicholas Rostov took a close and prolonged part in the defense of his country, but did so casually, without any aim at self-sacrifice, and he therefore looked at what was going on in Russia without despair and without dismally racking his brains over it.
  • He was ill-humoured--first, because the room was taken up with dancing and there was nowhere he could play a game of cards; secondly, because he could not endure the sound of wind instruments; and, thirdly, because he fancied the officers treated the civilians somewhat too casually and disdainfully.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Elizabeth II, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Bart the Genius, License CC BY-SA 4.0