| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Standing or placed around; surrounding.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb circumstantly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (circumstantly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective circumstant.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CIRCUMSTANT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Circumstant \Cir"cum*stant\, adjective. [Latin expression circumstans. See Circumstance.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CIRCUMSTANT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Surrounding. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
