adv
Meaning 1
in a circumstantial manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
circumstantially
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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UK: /səː.kəmˈstæn.ʃə.li/
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General-American: /sɝ.kəmˈstæn.ʃə.li/
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CMU ARPABET: S ER2 K AH0 M S T AE1 N SH AH0 L IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adv
Meaning 3
In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adverb
Meaning 4
without advance planning
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they met accidentally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: by chance, accidentally, unexpectedly
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 5
in minute detail
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- our inability to see everything minutely and clearly is due merely to the infirmity of our senses
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: minutely
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 6
insofar as the circumstances are concerned
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the account was circumstantially accurate
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adverb
Meaning 7
according to circumstances
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he was convicted circumstantially
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English circumstantial Middle English -ly English -ly English circumstantially From circumstantial + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: circonstanciellement — in a circumstantial manner
- Polish: okolicznościowo — in a circumstantial manner
- Spanish: circunstancialmente — in a circumstantial manner
- Polish: przypadkowo — accidentally
- Polish: drobiazgowo — minutely
- Polish: szczegółowo — minutely