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2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: circumstantially adv 1: according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially" 2: so far 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" [syn: {minutely}] 4: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by chance}, {accidentally}, {unexpectedly}] [ant: {intentionally}]
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