adjective
- based on personal accounts or stories rather than facts or research
- consisting of or characterized by anecdotes
Examples
- The evidence for the treatment’s effectiveness is purely anecdotal.
- Her anecdotal account of the event differed from the official report.
- The book is filled with anecdotal stories from his childhood.
- Scientists dismissed the anecdotal claims without proper data.
- The professor’s anecdotal teaching style made history come alive.
- Anecdotal evidence suggests the new policy is unpopular.
- His speech was more anecdotal than informative.