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circumstantial

Definition

  • adjective: based on information which suggests that something is true but does not prove that it is true
  • adjective: belonging to, consisting in, or dependent on 'circumstances'
  • synonyms: minute, incidental, particular

Examples

  • The case against him is 'circumstantial'.

  • a 'circumstantial' account of the meeting

  • The evidence is purely 'circumstantial'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) whose evidence has not only been called into serious question... on cross-examination... but has been flatly contradicted by the defendant. There is circumstantial evidence to indicate that... Mayella Ewell was beaten... savagely... by someone who led, almost exclusively, with his left. (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird