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Anecdotal — An ec*do tal, a. Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
anecdotal — [an΄ik dōt′ l, an΄ekdōt′ l] adj. 1. of or like an anecdote 2. full of anecdotes 3. based on personal experience or reported observations unverified by controlled experiments [anecdotal evidence] … English World dictionary
anecdotal — (adj.) 1794, from ANECDOTE (Cf. anecdote) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Anecdotally. Anecdotical is attested from 1744 … Etymology dictionary
anecdotal — [adj] informal based on hearsay, unreliable, unscientific; concept 589 Ant. scientific … New thesaurus
anecdotal — adjective Date: 1836 1. a. of, relating to, or consisting of anecdotes < an anecdotal biography > b. anecdotic 2 < my anecdotal uncle > 2. based on or consisting of reports or observations of usually unscientific observers < anecdotal … New Collegiate Dictionary
anecdotal — [[t]æ̱nɪkdo͟ʊt(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED Anecdotal evidence is based on individual accounts, rather than on reliable research or statistics, and so may not be valid. Anecdotal evidence suggests that sales in Europe have slipped. ...countless… … English dictionary
anecdotal — adjective 1. having the character of an anecdote anecdotal evidence • Pertains to noun: ↑anecdote • Derivationally related forms: ↑anecdote 2. characterized by or given to telling anecdotes anecdotal conversation an an … Useful english dictionary
anecdotal — anecdotalism, n. anecdotally, adv. /an ik doht l, an ik doht l/, adj. 1. pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes: an anecdotal history of jazz. 2. (of the treatment of subject matter in representational art) pertaining to the… … Universalium
anecdotal — adjective consisting of short stories based on someone s personal experience: Tom gave an anecdotal account of his recent trip to Morocco. | His findings are based on anecdotal evidence rather than serious research … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
anecdotal — adj. Anecdotal is used with these nouns: ↑evidence, ↑information, ↑report … Collocations dictionary
