Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In regard to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
- Minutely; exactly; with every circumstance or particular.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
- adverb In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in a
circumstantial manner - adverb In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
- adverb In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb insofar as the circumstances are concerned
- adverb according to circumstances
- adverb in minute detail
- adverb without advance planning
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Examples
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And some, like me, are what I call "circumstantially infertile."
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"Well," cried Mr. Lake, "all I can say is that I have had my suspicions since last night, and now I am certain, that is to say circumstantially certain.
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Change can seem painful in the short term, but, if you are willing to embrace it proactively, its lasting impact will nearly always be physically, spiritually, intellectually, and circumstantially transformative.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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"Again, whether or not any such overt decision was made by whites in this regard, the result was the same -- a gradual uprooting of blacks, circumstantially forcing them out of the District."
Glenn Beck's Decision To Scratch Plan To Promote His Book May Have Been Wise 2010
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Change can seem painful in the short term, but, if you are willing to embrace it proactively, its lasting impact will nearly always be physically, spiritually, intellectually, and circumstantially transformative.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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"Again, whether or not any such overt decision was made by whites in this regard, the result was the same -- a gradual uprooting of blacks, circumstantially forcing them out of the District."
Glenn Beck's Decision To Scratch Plan To Promote His Book May Have Been Wise 2010
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Change can seem painful in the short term, but, if you are willing to embrace it proactively, its lasting impact will nearly always be physically, spiritually, intellectually, and circumstantially transformative.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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It is true that Guandique, who has since been indicted and will stand trial in October, is connected to the crime only circumstantially, but he seems to have repeatedly boasted in prison to fellow inmates about killing Chandra Levy.
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Change can seem painful in the short term, but, if you are willing to embrace it proactively, its lasting impact will nearly always be physically, spiritually, intellectually, and circumstantially transformative.
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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There's a difference between saying Addabbo sand-bagged gay marriage on purpose, or circumstantially because they were called upon first to cast their votes.
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