circumstantiality

[ sur-kuhm-stan-shee-al-i-tee ]

noun,plural cir·cum·stan·ti·al·i·ties for 2, 3.

Psychiatry. a pattern of speech that seems to wander because of excessive detail but eventuallyreaches its goal idea.

Origin of circumstantiality

First recorded in 1725–35; circumstantial + -ity

The account of the conception and birth of Servius Tullius is curious from its circumstantiality.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas Inman
The after life of the ape-man is described with the same circumstantiality as the coming to manhood's estate.
The Other Side of Evolution | Alexander Patterson
With what circumstantiality could they recall old law cases, and describe old duels, old political animosities and excitements!
A Girl's Life in Virginia before the War | Letitia M. Burwell
The very circumstantiality with which David Ogden's experiences are narrated is evidence of their genuineness.
Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier | Frank H. Severance
Then followed a description of the process, narrated with horrible circumstantiality.
Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, | George Alfred Townsend

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