causal vs casual

causal

Definitions

adjective

  1. involving or constituting a cause; causing

Examples

The causal infection can be viral or bacterial and may have been innocuous.

Through a series of strategic puns Sukenick associates the collection of evidence, analysis and causal sequence with political totalitarianism.

What is the causal relation between the pattern of division and cell differentiation?

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casual

Definitions

adjective

  1. hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  2. occurring on a temporary or irregular basis
  3. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
  4. not showing effort or strain
  5. characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
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Examples

He's not the fastest player on the books and occasionally he can be a bit casual and sometimes gets caught in possession.

His casual reaction, "you're overreacting," "these things happen, right?" suggests they've gone through this before, with presumably the more recent procedure she discussed with her gyno.

Some find it repugnant, others see them as casualties in an undeclared war that is greatly preferable to the alternative of full-scale conflict.

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