circumstantial

[ sur-kuhm-stan-shuhl ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈstæn ʃəl /

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adjective

relating to or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result;circumstantial evidence.

of the nature of a circumstance or minor detail; nonessential; secondary: of circumstantial importance.

dealing with or giving circumstances; detailed; particular: a circumstantial report of a business conference.

pertaining to conditions of material welfare.

OTHER WORDS FOR circumstantial

3 minute, thorough; exact, precise.

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Origin of circumstantial

1590–1600; <Latin circumstanti(a) circumstance + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM circumstantial

cir·cum·stan·tial·ly, adverbnon·cir·cum·stan·tial, adjectivenon·cir·cum·stan·tial·ly, adverbun·cir·cum·stan·tial, adjective

un·cir·cum·stan·tial·ly, adverb

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How to use circumstantial in a sentence

While there are numerous reports of this happening, the data are circumstantial, given that states regularly fail to report doses they throw out, as ProPublica recently reported.
The U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Is Getting Faster. But Is It Enough?|Chris Wilson|February 11, 2021|Time
It may be right, however, to consider more circumstantially the question of the historical authority of Homer.
Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age, Vol. 1 of 3|W. E. Gladstone
He had eaten many a young bird of these bushes, I was sure—yet only circumstantially sure.
Roof and Meadow|Dallas Lore Sharp
Though this story was very circumstantially told, and with a sufficient detail of particulars, it did not pass unquestioned.
Caleb Williams|William Godwin

The discovery was of course miraculous, and he reported it circumstantially to the Patriarchs Galvius and Candidus.
The Prince of India, Volume I|Lew. Wallace
He drew back horrified when told circumstantially of the underground cells.
The Prince of India, Volume II|Lew. Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for circumstantial

circumstantial

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃəl) /

adjective

of or dependent on circumstances

fully detailed

incidental

Derived forms of circumstantial

circumstantiality, nouncircumstantially, adverb

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