circumstantial

 
Pronunciation: /səːkəmˈstanʃ(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1pointing indirectly towards someone’s guilt but not conclusively proving it: the prosecution will have to rely on circumstantial evidence
  • 2(of a description) containing full details: the picture was so circumstantial that it began to be convincing

Derivatives

circumstantiality

Pronunciation: /-ʃɪˈalɪti/
noun

circumstantially

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin circumstantia (see circumstance) + -al