anecdotally

American  

[an-ik-doht-l-ee] / ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊt l i /

adverb

1. through, by means of, or with the inclusion of anecdotes.

   In this book about Old East Yorkshire, famous events, personalities, and buildings are anecdotally presented.

2. as an anecdote.

   The blog post relates anecdotally how someone made $6,000 selling nude photos online.

3. in a way that is based on observation, case studies, or random investigation rather than systematic scientific evaluation.

   This is, of course, a difficult theory to prove in a double-blind study, but it bears out anecdotally.

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Other Word Forms

• unanecdotally adverb

Etymology

Origin of anecdotally

anecdotal ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Lucy Whing of the trade body says it is "hearing anecdotally that for some some members, things are looking a bit better and perhaps this is off the back of these major investments".

From BBC

"I had heard anecdotally that he was partying in Paris and that made me feel incredibly bitter," Seb says.

From BBC

“The key for sustained success, in our view, is recovery performance, which anecdotally improved.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The government hasn’t released a comprehensive accounting of what it has made from its investments, but anecdotally, the returns so far are robust.

From Barron's

The government hasn’t released a comprehensive accounting of what it has made from its investments, but anecdotally, the returns so far are robust.

From Barron's