"anecdotic" meaning in English

See anecdotic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more anecdotic [comparative], most anecdotic [superlative]
Etymology: From anecdote + -ic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anecdote|ic}} anecdote + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} anecdotic (comparative more anecdotic, superlative most anecdotic)
  1. Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.
    Sense id: en-anecdotic-en-adj-vqX~I4ia
  2. Tending to tell anecdotes. Translations (tending to tell anecdotes): anedotista (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-anecdotic-en-adj-ExzcXmx9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of 'tending to tell anecdotes': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anecdotically
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