anecdotal

adjective

an·ec·dot·al ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tᵊl

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

anecdotal evidence

health benefits that may be more anecdotal than factual

: of, relating to, or consisting of anecdotes

an anecdotal biography

: given to or skilled in telling anecdotes : anecdotic sense 2

my anecdotal uncle

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

anecdotal details

anecdotally

ˌa-nik-ˈdō-tᵊl-ē

adverb

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The earliest anecdotal experiences suggest that the program is doing what it’s supposed to, perhaps better than expected. —

Alex Kent, Curbed, 11 Jan. 2025 The practice of medicine has undergone an incredible, albeit incomplete, transformation over the past 50 years, moving steadily from a field informed primarily by expert opinion and the anecdotal experience of individual clinicians toward a formal scientific discipline. —

Aaron J. Masino, The Conversation, 10 Jan. 2025 More and more anecdotal stories about Mucinex babies have followed on TikTok. —

Fiorella Valdesolo, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024 Avoid relying solely on positive data and anecdotal information. —

Robert Finlayson, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anecdotal