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circumstantially

cir·cums·tan·tially

UK/səː.kəmˈstæn.ʃə.li/ US/sɝ.kəmˈstæn.ʃə.li/ uncommon

adverb

1.

according to circumstances

  • “he was convicted circumstantially”
2.

so far as the circumstances are concerned

  • “the account was circumstantially accurate”
3.

in minute detail

  • “our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses”
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4.

without advance planning

  • “they met accidentally”
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Origin

From circumstantial + -ly.

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