circumstantially
/,sə:kəm'stænʃəli/
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Definition
- Adverb:
- In a manner that is detailed and specific, involving particular circumstances or facts: Describes something explained or considered with attention to all relevant details and conditions.
- By chance or accident, without prior planning: Indicates that an event happened unexpectedly or coincidentally.
- In a way that depends on or is influenced by specific conditions: Refers to something being true or applicable only under certain circumstances.
Usage Examples
- Adverb:
- The witness described the scene circumstantially, noting the time, weather, and positions of everyone involved.
- They met circumstantially at the airport; neither knew the other would be there.
- The evidence against him was circumstantially strong, but there was no direct proof.
Advanced Usage
- "To prove something circumstantially": To establish a fact or conclusion based on a chain of inferences from detailed circumstances, rather than direct evidence.
- The prosecutor had to build the case circumstantially through phone records and financial transactions.
Variants and Related Words
- Circumstantial (adj): Referring to evidence or details that are based on circumstances rather than direct observation.
- The case relied on circumstantial evidence.
- Circumstance (n): A fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
- Under no circumstance should you open that door.
Synonyms
- Accidentally: By chance; unintentionally.
- Minutely: With great attention to detail; precisely.
- Incidentally: As a minor associated detail; by the way.
Related Phrases
- Circumstantial evidence: Evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact.
- The jury was instructed on how to evaluate the circumstantial evidence.
Adverb
- without advance planning
- they met accidentally
- in minute detail
- our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses
- insofar as the circumstances are concerned
- the account was circumstantially accurate
- according to circumstances
- he was convicted circumstantially