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adjective
1.
of pertaining to, or derived from circumstances: a circumstantial result.
2.
3.
dealing with or giving circumstances; detailed; particular: a circumstantial report of a business conference.
4.
pertaining to conditions of material welfare.
Related forms
cir·cum·stan·tial·ly, adverb
non·cir·cum·stan·tial, adjective
non·cir·cum·stan·tial·ly, adverb
un·cir·cum·stan·tial, adjective
un·cir·cum·stan·tial·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. minute, thorough, exact, precise.
3. minute, thorough, exact, precise.
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Circumstantial
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
circumstantial
c.1600, from L. circumstantia (see circumstance) + -al (1). Circumstantial evidence is attested by 1736.
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