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Circumstantially

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cir·cum·stan·tial  (sûrkm-stnshl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or dependent on circumstances.
2. Of no primary significance; incidental.
3. Complete and particular; full of detail: a circumstantial report about the debate.
4. Full of ceremonial display.
circum·stantial·ly adv.
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Adv.1.circumstantially - according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
2.circumstantially - insofar as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was circumstantially accurate"
3.circumstantially - in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"
minutely
4.Circumstantiallycircumstantially - without advance planning; "they met accidentally"
accidentally, unexpectedly, by chance


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And having gone so far, he related circumstantially all that had passed upon the night in question.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
In the past he had often tried not to think too circumstantially of his plans for the future, it was only discouraging; but now that his goal was so near he saw no harm in giving away to a longing that was so difficult to resist.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
He could remain silent for hours without being at all put out of countenance himself or making others uncomfortable, but as soon as the conversation concerned himself he would begin to talk circumstantially and with evident satisfaction.
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