anecdotal

English

Alternative forms

• anecdotical (dated)

Etymology

From anecdote +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌænɪkˈdoʊ̯tl̩/
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• Rhymes: -əʊtəl

Adjective

anecdotal (comparative more anecdotal, superlative most anecdotal)

1. Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
   • 2021 April 29, Gemma L. Williams, Tim Wharton, Caroline Jagoe, “Mutual (Mis)understanding: Reframing Autistic Pragmatic “Impairments” Using Relevance Theory”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 12, →DOI:

     A central diagnostic and anecdotal feature of autism is difficulty with social communication.

2. Containing or abounding in anecdotes.

Derived terms

• anecdata
• anecdotal evidence
• anecdotalism
• anecdotalist
• anecdotality
• anecdotalize
• anecdotally
• nonanecdotal

 

Translations

relating to or of the nature of an anecdote

• Catalan: anecdòtic
• Dutch: anekdotisch (nl)
• Finnish: anekdoottinen (fi), kaskumainen
• French: anecdotique (fr)
• Galician: anecdótico
• German: anekdotisch (de)
• Greek: ανεκδοτικός (el) (anekdotikós)
• Hungarian: anekdotikus (hu)
• Icelandic: atvikssögulegur; anekdótískur
• Polish: anegdotyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: anedótico m
• Romanian: anecdotic (ro)
• Russian: случа́йный (ru) (slučájnyj), несистемати́ческий (ru) (nesistematíčeskij)
• Spanish: anecdótico (es)
• Swedish: anekdotisk (sv)

containing of anecdotes

• Catalan: anecdotari
• Polish: anegdociarski, anegdotyczny (pl)