The Collaborative International Dictionary
Circumstantially \Cir`cum*stan"tial*ly\, adv.
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In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only circumstantially different.
--Glanvill. -
In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the events, but the manner of my trials.
--Boyle.
Wiktionary
adv. 1 in a circumstantial manner 2 In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally. 3 In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
WordNet
adv. according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
so far as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was circumstantially accurate"
in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses" [syn: minutely]
without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: by chance, accidentally, unexpectedly] [ant: intentionally]
Usage examples of "circumstantially".
But if it all hangs together, even circumstantially, then we all three go to the Pentagon this afternoon and confront these people.
I told her circumstantially all I had done, in spite of my promise to consult her, and I sent her copies of all the letters to convince her that our enemy had gone to Lucerne with the idea that her vengeance had been only an imaginary one.
Police did find a young man who knew Cheri Jo and could be linked circumstantially to the crime.
Despite these and many more circumstantially incriminating facts, the police had no direct evidence on which to arrest and formally charge him in connection with any of the Zodiac crimes.
Roger could tell the truth so much more convincingly and circumstantially than he could tell a lie, and it would be so easy to substantiate.
Felix Gordean, connected circumstantially to Wiltsie's squeeze Duane Lindenaur--and try for a handle on who the men were.
Stain not fair Acts with foul Intentions: Maim not Uprightness by halting Concomitances, nor circumstantially deprave substantial Goodness.
Yet longing was notched not by a fear of rejection or by the awkwardness of the situation, but by his concern that this was only circumstantially different from dozens of evenings he had spent with women who were no more than joyless functionaries, expressions of public debt.