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anecdotal

[ˌænɪkˈdəʊ̯tɫ̩]US[ˌænɪkˈdoʊ̯tɫ̩]

anecdotal adjective: of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.

Adjective

anecdotal (comparative more anecdotal, superlative most anecdotal)

  1. Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
    • A central diagnostic and anecdotal feature of autism is difficulty with social communication.2021 April 29, Gemma L. Williams, Tim Wharton, Caroline Jagoe, “Mutual (Mis)understanding: Reframing Autistic Pragmatic “Impairments” Using Relevance Theory”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 12...
  2. Containing or abounding in anecdotes.

anecdotal meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

anecdotal in Tamil

துண்டுத் துணுக்கான நொடிக்கதை உருவான, இடைநிகழ்வான

anecdotal in Urdu

افسانوی, حکایت سے متعلق

anecdotal in Malayalam

unscientific, unreliable, based on hearsay
കേട്ടുകേൾവിയെ അടിസ്ഥാനമാക്കിയുള്ള, അശാസ്ത്രീയ, ഉച്ഛാസ്ത്ര, ശാസ്ത്രവിരുദ്ധമായ, അശാസ്ത്ര, ശാസ്ത്രീയമല്ലാത്ത
narrative, full of stories
രസകരമായ കഥകളടങ്ങിയ, ധാരാളം ഉപാഖ്യാനങ്ങളുള്ള, വിവരണപരമായ, ആഖ്യാനപരമായ, രസകരമായ സംഭവകഥകളടങ്ങിയ, സംഭവവിവരണമായ

Forms of anecdotal

comparativemore anecdotal
superlativemost anecdotal
alternative form (dated)anecdotical

Origin of anecdotal

From anecdote + -al.

Words formed from anecdotal

Words that rhyme with anecdotal

Questions about anecdotal

What does anecdotal mean?
Anecdotal means of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
What is anecdotal in Tamil?
Anecdotal in Tamil is துண்டுத் துணுக்கான நொடிக்கதை உருவான, இடைநிகழ்வான. See Anecdotal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is anecdotal?
Anecdotal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce anecdotal?
Anecdotal is pronounced [ˌænɪkˈdəʊ̯tɫ̩] (UK).

Words near anecdotal in the dictionary

  1. anecdatum
  2. anecdota
  3. anecdotae
  4. anecdotage
  5. anecdotages
  6. anecdotal
  7. anecdotal evidence
  8. anecdotalism
  9. anecdotalist
  10. anecdotalists
  11. anecdotality

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: anecdotal (page history and authors); anecdotal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anecdotal (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); anecdotal (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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