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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•stan•tial /ˌsɜrkəmˈstænʃəl/USA pronunciation adj. - based on details that imply but do not prove: There is strong circumstantial evidence against your client.
- dealing with circumstances;
particular; full of descriptions. cir•cum•stan•tial•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•stan•tial (sûr′kəm stan′shəl),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- Latin circumstanti(a) circumstance + -al1
- 1590–1600
cir′cum•stan′tial•ly, adv. - 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged minute, thorough, exact, precise.
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