circumstantially

adverb

cir·​cum·​stan·​tial·​ly ¦sər-kəm-¦stan(t)-shə-lē 

: in a circumstantial manner: such as

a

: in respect to circumstances

an account that was circumstantially accurate though incomplete

b

: not essentially : accidentally

a mere acquaintance only circumstantially related to the victim

c

: in detail : minutely

sit down, and compose herself, and tell him circumstantially what had been done

—George Meredith

d

: according to or by means of circumstantial evidence

finally convicted not by eyewitnesses but circumstantially

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