Circumstantially

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Circumstantially \Cir`cum*stan"tial*ly\, adv.
     1. In respect to circumstances; not essentially;
        accidentally.
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              Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only


              circumstantially different.           --Glanvill.
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     2. In every circumstance or particular; minutely.
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              To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the
              events, but the manner of my trials.  --Boyle.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  circumstantially
       adv 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}]