Adjective: circumstantial ,sur-kum'stan-shul
- Indirectly suggesting something (esp. guilt), but not directly proving it
"Where the Crown case rests substantially on circumstantial evidence a jury cannot return a guilty verdict unless the Crown has excluded all reasonable hypotheses consistent with innocence"
- Fully detailed and specific about particulars
"a circumstantial report about the debate"
See also: specific
Encyclopedia: Circumstantial