circumstantial

1. a. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents. Source: opted

2. a. Incidental; relating to, but not essential. Source: opted

3. a. Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular. Source: opted

4. n. Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion. Source: opted

5. adj. fully detailed and specific about particulars Source: wordnet

6. 1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or particular incidents. The usual character of human testimony is substantial truth under circumstantial variety. Paley. 2. Incidental; relating to, but not essential. We must therefore distinguish between the essentials in religious worship . . . and what is merely circumstantial. Sharp. 3. Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular. Tedious and circumstantial recitals. Prior. Circumstantial evidence (Law), evidence obtained from circumstances, which necessarily or usually attend facts of a particular nature, from which arises presumption. According to some authorities circumstantial is distinguished from positive evidence in that the latter is the testimony of eyewitnesses to a fact or the admission of a party; but the prevalent opinion now is that all such testimony is dependent on circumstances for its support. All testimony is more or less circumstantial. Wharton. Syn. -- See Minute. Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the plural; as, the circumstantials of religion. Addison. Source: webster

7. Something incidental to the main subject, but of lessimportance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the plural; as,the circumstantials of religion. Addison. Source: adambom

8. j:100 s. fully detailed and specific about particulars Source: ecdict

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