circumstantiality

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There is, however, a strange story, told with much circumstantiality, which gives an elaborate but incomprehensible account of a tragic underplot in connection with him.

From What was the Gunpowder Plot? The Traditional Story Tested by Original Evidence by Gerard, John

"There is about that a picturesque air of circumstantiality, combined with a fanciful inaccuracy, equalled only by things one reads or hears with reference to my right hon. friend, and revered leader."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, November 11, 1893 by Various

The circumstantiality of the account was equally horrible and amusing.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker

Then followed a description of the process, narrated with horrible circumstantiality.

From Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War by Townsend, George Alfred

Notwithstanding the gravity and circumstantiality of these charges, Bessie Roy marvellously escaped the allotted doom, and was pronounced innocent.

From Witch Stories by Linton, E. Lynn (Elizabeth Lynn)