circumstantially

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circumstantially - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Circumstantially \Cir`cum*stan"tial*ly\, adv.
     1. In respect to circumstances; not essentially;
        accidentally.
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              Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only
              circumstantially different.           --Glanvill.
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     2. In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
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              To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the
              events, but the manner of my trials.  --Boyle.
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circumstantially - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  circumstantially
      adv 1: according to circumstances; "he was convicted
             circumstantially"
      2: insofar 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, circumstantially]
      4: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: by   chance
         , accidentally, circumstantially, unexpectedly]
         [ant: advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately,
         designedly, intentionally, on purpose, purposely]