ANECDOTAL


Meaning of ANECDOTAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌa-nik-ˈdō-t ə l ]

adjective

Date: 1836

1.

a. : of, relating to, or consisting of anecdotes

an anecdotal biography

b. : anecdotic 2

my anecdotal uncle

2. : based on or consisting of reports or observations of usually unscientific observers

anecdotal evidence

3. : of, relating to, or being the depiction of a scene suggesting a story

an anecdotal painting

anecdotal details

• an·ec·dot·al·ly -t ə l-ē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.