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— anecdotal

/ˌænɪkˈdoʊtl̟/ adjective [more anecdotal; most anecdotal]
TOEFL BNC: 15351 COCA: 10309

anecdotal

adjective

an·​ec·​dot·​al ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tᵊl How to pronounce anecdotal (audio)
1
: based on or consisting of reports or observations of usually unscientific observers
anecdotal evidence
health benefits that may be more anecdotal than factual
2
a
: of, relating to, or consisting of anecdotes
an anecdotal biography
b
: given to or skilled in telling anecdotes : anecdotic sense 2
my anecdotal uncle
3
: of, relating to, or being the depiction of a scene suggesting a story
anecdotal details
anecdotally adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Jennifer Holton, spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, told ABC News that because parvovirus is not a reportable disease, officials are mostly working with anecdotal information. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2022 In your letter, provide them information more substantial than opinion or anecdotal information. Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 20 June 2022 Acorn production is relatively unpredictable from year to year and there is some anecdotal information that suggests heavy seed-crop years are followed by one or more years of poor productivity. oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2021 The call back service, based on anecdotal information and on personal experience, is hit-or-miss. Amber Gray-fenner, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 People will believe anecdotal health-care information that their family member suggests over the credible info that a health-care professional is giving. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 22 July 2021 The most recent report confirmed what many health care workers and public health experts had suspected based on anecdotal reports and a handful of previous studies. New York Times, 13 July 2022 But, with more people now taking Paxlovid, anecdotal reports of post-Paxlovid rebounds appear prevalent on social media. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 29 June 2022 That comports with anecdotal reports from readers, wondering when their checks are coming. Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 29 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see anecdote

First Known Use

1715, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Time Traveler
The first known use of anecdotal was in 1715
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