circumstantial

[ sur-kuhm-stan-shuhl ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈstæn ʃəl /

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adjective

of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.

of the nature of a circumstance; secondary; incidental: of circumstantial importance.

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

pertaining to conditions of material welfare.

RELATED WORDS

accidentally

Nearby words

circumspection, circumspective, circumstance, circumstanced, circumstances, circumstantial, circumstantial evidence, circumstantiality, circumstantiate, circumstellar, circumterrestrial

Origin of circumstantial

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

SYNONYMS FOR circumstantial

3 minute, thorough, exact, precise.

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Related forms

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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Examples from the Web for circumstantially

There was nothing which I did not faithfully and circumstantially relate.
Arthur Mervyn|Charles Brockden Brown
He told me circumstantially all the reasons why he had come to Hempfield.
Hempfield|David Grayson
These stories were repeated so often and so circumstantially that it was evident there was something in them.
The Boy Patrol Around the Council Fire|Edward Sylvester Ellis
Few incidents during my unhappiest years are more vividly or circumstantially impressed upon my memory.
A Mind That Found Itself|Clifford Whittingham Beers

I remember the whole scene as circumstantially as if it belonged to but yesterday.
The Genius of Scotland|Robert Turnbull

British Dictionary definitions for circumstantially

circumstantial

/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃəl) /

adjective

of or dependent on circumstances

fully detailed

incidental

Derived Formscircumstantiality, nouncircumstantially, adverb

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Word Origin and History for circumstantially

circumstantial

adj.

c.1600, from Latin circumstantia (see circumstance) + -al (1). Related: Circumstantially. Circumstantial evidence is attested by 1691.