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anecdotal

[ an-ik-doht-l ]

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adjective

pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes:
an anecdotal history of jazz.
Fine Arts. (of the treatment of subject matter in representational art) pertaining to the relationship of figures or to the arrangement of elements in a scene so as to emphasize the story content of a subject. Compare narrative ( def 7 ).
based on personal observation, case study reports, or random investigations rather than systematic scientific evaluation:
anecdotal evidence.

anecdotal

/ ˌænɛkˈdəʊtəl /

containing or consisting exclusively of anecdotes rather than connected discourse or research conducted under controlled conditions

First recorded in 1830–40; anecdote + -al ¹

If true—and it appears consistent with anecdotal information—about 50 regime figures have been killed this year.

He also links the racial composition of the fans to his anecdotal assessment that there are fewer fathers and sons in attendance.

The field has produced only anecdotal or other evidence that does not pass muster in the scientific community.

The “link” consists in anecdotal reports that some people think kids with autism improve on a dairy-free diet.

Charismatic superstars from the great Pelé to Beckenbauer to Maradona make illuminating anecdotal appearances.

It was Harwood's habit to spend a day in the towns he visited, gathering local color and collecting anecdotal matter.

An anecdotal volume this, with moments on the Riviera and matches played in South Africa.

There was a whiff of gunpowder exciting the atmosphere in the anecdotal part of the history known.

But a spiced incident, a notorious couple,—an anecdotal witness to the scene,—could you expect Mr. Rose Mackrell to contain it?

It is anecdotal, technical and historical, and displays the credulity of the writer in regard to the miraculous.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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