circumstantial
adjective/ˌsɜːkəmˈstænʃl/
/ˌsɜːrkəmˈstænʃl/
- (law) containing information and details that strongly suggest that something is true but do not prove it
- circumstantial evidence
- The case against him was largely circumstantial.
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- (formal) connected with particular circumstances
- Their problems were circumstantial rather than personal.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin circumstantia, (from circumstare ‘encircle, encompass’, from circum ‘around’ + stare ‘stand’) + -al.
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