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| circumstantial | |
| 1. adj. Pertaining to or dependent on circumstances, especially as opposed to essentials; incidental, not essential. |  |
| 2. adj. Abounding with minor circumstances; in great detail; particular. | |
| 3. adj. Full of circumstance or pomp; ceremonial. | |
| 4. adj. (legal) Suggesting guilt, but not proving it conclusively. | |
| It is unlikely he will be convicted; the evidence against him is circumstantial at best. | |
| 5. n. (chiefly in the plural) Something incidental to the main subject, but of less importance. | |
| the circumstantials of religion | |
