of evidence: tending to prove a fact indirectly by proving other related events or circumstances
belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on circumstances
said of evidence: tending to prove a fact indirectly by proving other events or circumstances which afford a basis for a reasonable inference of the occurrence of the fact at issue
The presence of a suspect's fingerprints is circumstantial evidence
said of a law case: based on or using circumstantial evidence
pertinent but not essential; incidental
abounding in factual details
circumstantiality /-shiʹaliti/ noun
circumstantially adv