Definitions for circumstantial
ˌsɜr kəmˈstæn ʃəlcir·cum·stan·tial

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. circumstantialadjective

   fully detailed and specific about particulars

   "a circumstantial report about the debate"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. circumstantialnoun

   Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion.

2. circumstantialadjective

   Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential.

3. circumstantialadjective

   Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular.

4. circumstantialadjective

   Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial.

5. Etymology: From circumstantia + -al.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Circumstantialadjective

   Etymology: circumstantialis, low Lat.

   1. Accidental; not essential.

   This fierce abridgment
   Hath to it circumstantial branches, which
   Distinction should be rich in. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   This jurisdiction in the essentials of it, is as old as christianity; and those circumstantial additions of secular encouragement, christian princes thought necessary. Robert South, Sermons.

   Who would not prefer a religion that differs from our own in the circumstantials, before one that differs from it in the essentials. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 54.

   2. Incidental; happening by chance; casual.

   Virtue’s but anguish, when ’tis several,
   By occasion wak’d, and circumstantial. John Donne.

   3. Full of small events; particular; detailed.

   He had been provoked by men’s tedious and circumstantial recitals of their affairs, or by their multiplied questions about his own. Matthew Prior, Dedication.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. circumstantial

   Circumstantial refers to something that relates to, or is dependent on, circumstances or conditions that surround an event or situation. This term is often used in contexts where specific details, information, or evidence is not directly connected to an action or event but provides indirect suggestion or implication about it.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Circumstantialadjective

   consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents

2. Circumstantialadjective

   incidental; relating to, but not essential

3. Circumstantialadjective

   abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular

4. Circumstantialnoun

   something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of circumstantial in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of circumstantial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of circumstantial in a Sentence

1. Jon Gould:

   It's really difficult to know. If you ever were to ask one of the Supreme Court justices whether this has any influence in any way, the answer is going to be no, at the same time, we think we have circumstantial evidence that several justices take into account the political climate, the political consequences of their decisions.

2. Harry Litman:

   The complication of the past 24 hours with the Paul Manafort plea agreement having imploded almost sets the table with a circumstantial case of obstruction, any pardon now would look like a reward to Paul Manafort for an extraordinary kind of double-cross of the prosecutor here both promising to be truthful and not being so, then funneling information to Donald Trump -- which I can not tell you how extraordinary it is.

3. Angela Lieverse:

   It might be a bit circumstantial, but I think it's quite strong.

4. Jerome K. Jerome:

   Some people are under the impression that all that is required to make a good fisherman is the ability to tell lies easily and without blushing; but this is a mistake. Mere bald fabrication is useless; the veriest tyro can manage that. It is in the circumstantial detail, the embellishing touches of probability, the general air of scrupulous -- almost of pedantic -- veracity, that the experienced angler is seen.

5. Veronica Renzi:

   The text is strong circumstantial evidence, texts that people write, assuming they can be authenticated, are very powerful because they show someone's state of mind and can be directly attributed to them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=circumstantial
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Circumstantial
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=circumstantial
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/circumstantial