Meaning of CIRCUMSTANTIALLY
| Pronunciation: | | `surkum'stanshullee
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- [adv] without advance planning; "they met accidentally"
- [adv] in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"
- [adv] so far as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was circumstantially accurate"
- [adv] according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
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| | Synonyms: | | accidentally, by chance, minutely, unexpectedly |
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| | Antonyms: | | advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely | | |
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| | Definition: | | \Cir`cum*stan"tial*ly\, adv.
1. In respect to circumstances; not essentially;
accidentally.
Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only
circumstantially different. --Glanvill.
2. In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the
events, but the manner of my trials. --Boyle.
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