"anecdotally" meaning in All languages combined

See anecdotally on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Forms: more anecdotally [comparative], most anecdotally [superlative]
Etymology: From anecdotal + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|anecdotal|-ly|id2=adverbial}} anecdotal + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} anecdotally (comparative more anecdotally, superlative most anecdotally)
  1. In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident. Translations (in an anecdotal manner): anecdotiquement (French), anekdotisch (German), anegdotycznie (Polish), anedoticamente (Portuguese)
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