anecdotally

[an-ik-doht-l-ee]

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.

Other Word Forms

• unanecdotally adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of anecdotally¹

anecdotal ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Hundreds of wealthy Norwegians have already left the country for Switzerland in recent years, anecdotally because of their native country's high taxes.

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That rate appeared, anecdotally, to be increasing on Monday but it hardly amounted to an exodus.

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And anecdotally, as I mentioned, I have witnessed again and again birdwatchers disregarding some birds in favor of flashier ones.

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Yet providers say these very policies being pushed by anti-abortion legislators are anecdotally pushing people to have to terminate their pregnancies in second and third trimesters.

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Muskat says the team has — anecdotally — noticed an uptick in local people who are serious about learning to forage, especially since the pandemic.

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