Definitions
Based on circumstances rather than direct proof.
Word origin
From Latin circumstantia + English -al, equivalent to circumstance + -ial.
Used in a sentence
“We must therefore distinguish between the essentials in religious worship […] and what is merely circumstantial.”
“Evidence for cannibalism abounds - even if circumstantial - both from the modern world and throughout history, but academic anthropology has found itself in a funk of denial.”
“It is unlikely he will be convicted; the evidence against him is circumstantial at best.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Indirect evidence”14 letters
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