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clam(2)(dictionary)
clam(encyclopedia)
clam(1)(dictionary)
clam(8)(dictionary)
clam(7)(dictionary)

clam(1) (iou) and circumstantial (iou)


clam(1) (iou)



clam adjective. [klam] obsolete exc. dial. ME.
[Prob. rel. to CLAM verb1, CLOAM noun.]
Sticky; cold and damp; clammy.

circumstantial (iou)



circumstantial adjective & noun. L16.
[from Latin circumstantia CIRCUMSTANCE noun + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or dependent on circumstances; adventitious, incidental. L16.
circumstantial evidence: tending to establish a conclusion by inference from known facts which are otherwise hard to explain.
Coleridge Our political strength and circumstantial prosperity. J. R. Lowell A principle of life is the first requirement of Art; all else is circumstantial and secondary. O. Sacks The names of my patients,..and certain Other circumstantial details.
Detailed; particular. E17.
Addison We cannot be too minute and circumstantial in accounts of this Nature. J. Wain When telling a lie, make it circumstantial, load it with detail.
Full of ceremony or pomp. E18.
b. noun. In pl. Circumstantial matters; particulars, details; incidental or adventitious features. M17.
circumstanti'ality noun circumstantial quality, (a) particularity M18.
circumstantially adverb M17.
circumstantialness noun M18-E19.