anecdotal

Adjective
US[an-uhk-doh-tuhl]/ˌænəkˈdoʊtəl/4 syllablesalso [an-ik-doh-tuhl] /ˌænɪkˈdoʊtəl/
Synonyms: anecdoticanecdotical

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. having the character of an anecdote“anecdotal evidence”Relating to anecdote
  2. characterized by or given to telling anecdotes“anecdotal conversation”“an anecdotal history of jazz”“he was at his anecdotic best”Synonyms: anecdoticanecdoticalOpposite incommunicativeSimilar communicative, communicatory

Related words anecdote noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

An′ec·do′tal (…), adjective

Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal conversation.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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