[an.ec.dot.al] adj (1836) 1 a: of, relating to, or consisting of anecdotes "an ~ biography" b: anecdotic
2. "my ~ uncle"
2: based on or consisting of reports or observations of usu. unscientific observers "~ evidence"
3: of, relating to, or being the depiction of a scene suggesting a story "~ painting" "~ detail" -- an.ec.dot.al.ly adv