circumstantiality

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"Oh, sugar!" cried Bar Seven, in disgust; but somehow the circumstantiality of the narrative seemed to carry conviction with the others, and he found himself alone.

From Bat Wing Bowles by Coolidge, Dane

A faithful delineation of these phenomena, as well as of those which we proceed to consider, can only be given by sketching individual features with the animated circumstantiality of reality.

From COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 by Humboldt, Alexander von

He sets forth the title with great circumstantiality, but no such book exists or ever did exist.

From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by Morley, John

Their readiness, their resources, their promptitude, the elaborate circumstantiality of their lies are astonishing.

From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Briggs, Isaac George

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)