'Circumstantially' definitions:
Definition of 'circumstantially'
(from WordNet)
adverb
According to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
adverb
Insofar as the circumstances are concerned; "the account was circumstantially accurate"
adverb
In minute detail; "our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses" [syn: minutely, circumstantially]
adverb
Without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: by chance, accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly] [ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely]
Definition of 'Circumstantially'
From: GCIDE
- Circumstantially \Cir`cum*stan"tial*ly\, adv.
- 1. In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally. [1913 Webster]
- Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only circumstantially different. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In every circumstance or particular; minutely. [1913 Webster]
- To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the events, but the manner of my trials. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]