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anecdotal

anec·do·tal

UK/ˌænɪkˈdəʊ̯tɫ̩/ US/ˌænɪkˈdoʊ̯tɫ̩/ uncommon

adjective

1.

having the character of an anecdote

  • “anecdotal evidence”
2.

characterized by or given to telling anecdotes

  • “anecdotal conversation”
  • “an anectodal history of jazz”
  • “he was at his anecdotic best”
Synonyms
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Origin

From anecdote + -al.

Phrases

  • anecdotal evidence

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