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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Circumstantially \Cir'cum*stan"tial*ly\, adverb
1. In respect to circumstances; not essentially; accidentally.
Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only circumstantially different. --Glanvill.
2. In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the events, but the manner of my trials. --Boyle.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
circumstantially
adverb
1: according to circumstances; "he was convicted circumstantially"
2: so far 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}]
4: without advance planning; "they met accidentally" [syn: {by chance}, {accidentally}, {unexpectedly}] [ant: {intentionally}]
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