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Anecdotal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Anecdotal has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

having the character of an anecdote

"anecdotal evidence"

2

characterized by or given to telling anecdotes

"anecdotal conversation"

"an anecdotal history of jazz"

"he was at his anecdotic best"

3

Of the nature of or relating to an anecdote.

"The committee rejected the proposal because their support was purely anecdotal rather than based on comprehensive data."

Example Sentences
"anecdotal evidence" adjective
"anecdotal conversation" adjective
"an anecdotal history of jazz" adjective
"he was at his anecdotic best" adjective
See Also
anecdote anecdotality monkey trap anecdotic apocryphal anecdotics anecdotally nonanecdotal
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Rhyming Words
tal ital ctal total ectal octal petal dital rotal metal katal ketal fetal cital ental setal attal ictal natal notal
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