occasionally-rejected
|oc-ca-sion-al-ly-re-ject-ed|
/əˈkeɪʒənəli rɪˈdʒɛktɪd/
sometimes refused
Etymology
'occasionally-rejected' is a compound word formed from 'occasionally' and 'rejected'. 'Occasionally' originates from Latin 'occasio', meaning 'a happening', and 'rejected' comes from Latin 'reicere', meaning 'to throw back'.
'Occasionally' evolved from Middle English 'occasional', and 'rejected' from Middle English 'rejecten'.
Initially, 'occasionally' meant 'at times' and 'rejected' meant 'thrown back', but together they evolved to mean 'sometimes refused'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describes something that is sometimes refused or not accepted.
The manuscript was occasionally-rejected by publishers before it was finally accepted.
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Last updated: 2025/05/17 21:46