circumstantial
/ˌsɜrkəmˈstænʃəl/
adjective
- Based on or consisting of circumstances that suggest something is true but do not prove it directly.
- The detective had only circumstantial evidence, so the case was weak.
- The report was circumstantial, relying on timing and opportunity rather than a confession.
- Her story was circumstantial, full of details that seemed true but lacked hard proof.
- Relating to or dependent on circumstances; not essential or inherent.
- His success was circumstantial, due more to luck than to skill.
- The delay was circumstantial, caused by a series of unrelated events.
- The decision was circumstantial, based on the weather and traffic conditions.
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