circumstantial
pronunciation
How to pronounce circumstantial in British English:
UK [ˌsɜ:kəmˈstænʃl]
How to pronounce circumstantial in American English:
US [ˌsɜrkəmˈstænʃl]
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- Adjective:
- fully detailed and specific about particulars
Word Origin
- circumstantial (adj.)
- c. 1600, from Latin circumstantia (see circumstance) + -al (1). Related: Circumstantially. Circumstantial evidence is attested by 1691.
Example
- 1. The evidence may even be circumstantial .
- 2. Without the tapes , they would rely on documents and circumstantial evidence .
- 3. The jury will not convict on circumstantial evidence alone .
- 4. Some circumstantial evidence is very strong , as when you find a trout in the milk .
- 5. That our hotness is only purely circumstantial .