anecdotal
pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes: an anecdotal history of jazz.
Fine Arts. (of the treatment of subject matter in representational art) pertaining to the relationship of figures or to the arrangement of elements in a scene so as to emphasize the story content of a subject.: Compare narrative (def. 7).
based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation: anecdotal evidence.
Origin of anecdotal
1Other words from anecdotal
- an·ec·do·tal·ism, noun
- an·ec·do·tal·ly, adverb
- un·an·ec·do·tal, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for anecdotal
/ (ˌænɛkˈdəʊtəl) /
containing or consisting exclusively of anecdotes rather than connected discourse or research conducted under controlled conditions
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