Generally and Occasionally

Generally

Generally adverb - According to the usual course of things.

Occasionally is an antonym for generally in usually topic.

Occasionally

Occasionally adverb - On some occasions.

Generally is an antonym for occasionally.

Nearby Words: occasion, occasional, occasioned, occasioning, occasionalism

Both words in one sentence

  • American Kirby is Hardcore US releases often either discard the generally colorful artwork of the Japanese and occasionally European versions in favor of the game's logo on a (usually) sepia background.
  • Woody Allen uses this throughout his work, most often against himself but occasionally against Jews or New Yorkers generally.
  • Originally she'd get extremely annoyed and occasionally violent if things weren't done properly, then in the later episodes she would regularly beat people with a shovel for doing things improperly, and in the latest season seem to have dropped all pretexts and become generally Ax Crazy.
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