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circumstant |
circumstantiable |
circumstantial |
circumstantial evidence |
circumstantiality |
circumstantially
| circumstantiate
| circumterraneous
| circumundulate
| circumvallate
| circumvallation
circumstantially
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial circumstantially has 4 senses
- circumstantially(r = adv.all) Array - according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
- circumstantially(r = adv.all) Array - insofar as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was circumstantially accurate"
- circumstantially(r = adv.all) minutely - in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"
- circumstantially(r = adv.all) accidentally, by chance, unexpectedly - without advance planning; "they met accidentally"
CIDE DICTIONARY
circumstantially, adv.
- In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally. [1913 Webster]"Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only circumstantially different." [1913 Webster]
- In every circumstance or particular; minutely. [1913 Webster]"To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the events, but the manner of my trials." [1913 Webster]
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