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English Dictionary: circumstantially by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
circumstantially
adv
  1. according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
  2. insofar as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was circumstantially accurate"
  3. in minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses"
    Synonym(s): minutely, circumstantially
  4. without advance planning; "they met accidentally"
    Synonym(s): by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly
    Antonym(s): advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Circumstantially \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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