circumstantiality
Americannoun
plural
circumstantialities-
the quality of being circumstantial; minuteness; fullness of detail.
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a circumstance; a detail.
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Psychiatry. a pattern of speech that seems to wander because of excessive detail but eventuallyreaches its goal idea.
Etymology
Origin of circumstantiality
First recorded in 1725–35; circumstantial + -ity
Example Sentences
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Notwithstanding the gravity and circumstantiality of these charges, Bessie Roy marvellously escaped the allotted doom, and was pronounced innocent.
From Witch Stories by Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn)
With such detailed circumstantiality of rugs and quilts, too?
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
Then followed a description of the process, narrated with horrible circumstantiality.
From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred
Willing as we were to believe our own side to be the most truthful, it was not always possible to ignore the circumstantiality of our opponents.
From In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland by Morse, John
It seemed to her almost as if he took pleasure in the pleasing broad circumstantiality of the story as he told it.
From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Kohn, Spiegfried
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