Associations to the word «Anecdotal»
Noun
Verb
Wiktionary
ANECDOTAL, adjective. Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.
ANECDOTAL, adjective. Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE, noun. A limited selection of examples which support or refute an argument, but which are not supported by scientific or statistical analysis.
Dictionary definition
ANECDOTAL, adjective. Having the character of an anecdote; "anecdotal evidence".
ANECDOTAL, adjective. Characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; "anecdotal conversation"; "an anecdotal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best".
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.