anecdotal
pronunciation
How to pronounce anecdotal in British English:
UK [ˌænɪkˈdəʊtl]
How to pronounce anecdotal in American English:
US [ˌænɪkˈdoʊtl]
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- Adjective:
- having the character of an anecdote
- characterized by or given to telling anecdotes
Word Origin
- anecdotal (adj.)
- 1794, from anecdote + -al (1). Related: Anecdotally. Anecdotical is attested from 1744.
Example
- 1. Profitability and balance sheet data support the anecdotal views .
- 2. Or at least , so the anecdotal evidence suggests .
- 3. Such testing was uncontrolled and entirely anecdotal .
- 4. And there is anecdotal evidence that new environmental guidelines are not always being implemented .
- 5. All this supports the anecdotal evidence that the internet can indeed make agricultural markets more efficient , just as mobile phones can .