a. [ Cf. F. occasionnel. ]
The . . . occasional writing of the present times. Bagehot. [ 1913 Webster ]
Occasional cause (Metaph.),
n. (Metaph.) The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Quality or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly. Stewart. [ 1913 Webster ]
The one,