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.

Origin of circumstantial

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

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Words nearby circumstantial

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

Words related to circumstantial

indirect, inconclusive, coincidental, concomitant, concurrent, conjectural, contingent, detailed, fortuitous, inferential, presumptive, provisional, uncertain, environmental

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British Dictionary definitions for circumstantial

circumstantial
/ (ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃəl) /

adjective

of or dependent on circumstances
fully detailed
incidental

Derived forms of circumstantial

circumstantiality, noun circumstantially, adverb