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cir·cum·stan·tial
(sûr′kəm-stăn′shəl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or dependent on circumstances.
2. Of no primary significance; incidental.
3. Complete and particular; full of detail: a circumstantial report about the debate.
4. Full of ceremonial display.
cir′cum·stan′tial·ly adv.
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circumstantial
(ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃəl)adj
1. of or dependent on circumstances
2. fully detailed
3. incidental
ˌcircumˈstantiˈality n
ˌcircumˈstantially adv
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cir•cum•stan•tial
(ˌsɜr kəmˈstæn ʃəl)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or derived from circumstances.
2. unessential; incidental.
3. dealing with circumstances; detailed; particular.
4. pertaining to conditions of material welfare.
[1590–1600]
cir`cum•stan′tial•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | circumstantial - fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a circumstantial report about the debate" specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" |
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circumstantial
adjective
1. indirect, contingent, incidental, inferential, presumptive, conjectural, founded on circumstances He was convicted on purely circumstantial evidence.
2. detailed, particular, specific The reasons for the project collapsing were circumstantial.
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circumstantial
adjectiveCharacterized by attention to detail:
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circumstantial
[ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃəl] ADJ [report, statement] → detalladocircumstantial evidence (Jur) → pruebas fpl circunstanciales
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