"anecdotal" meaning in English

See anecdotal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌænɪkˈdoʊ̯tl̩/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-anecdotal.wav Forms: more anecdotal [comparative], most anecdotal [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊtəl Etymology: From anecdote + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anecdote|al}} anecdote + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} anecdotal (comparative more anecdotal, superlative most anecdotal)
  1. Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote. Translations (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote): anecdòtic (Catalan), anekdotisch (Dutch), anekdoottinen (Finnish), kaskumainen (Finnish), anecdotique (French), anecdótico (Galician), anekdotisch (German), ανεκδοτικός (anekdotikós) (Greek), anekdotikus (Hungarian), atvikssögulegur (Icelandic), anekdótískur (Icelandic), anegdotyczny (Polish), anedótico [masculine] (Portuguese), anecdotic (Romanian), случа́йный (slučájnyj) (Russian), несистемати́ческий (nesistematíčeskij) (Russian), anecdótico (Spanish), anekdotisk (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-anecdotal-en-adj-48itSM3- Disambiguation of 'relating to or of the nature of an anecdote': 75 25
  2. Containing or abounding in anecdotes. Translations (containing of anecdotes): anecdotari (Catalan), anegdociarski (Polish), anegdotyczny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-anecdotal-en-adj-Ijhgghm- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'containing of anecdotes': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anecdotical [dated] Derived forms: anecdata, anecdotal evidence, anecdotalism, anecdotalist, anecdotality, anecdotalize, anecdotally, nonanecdotal

Alternative forms

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