Synonyms for anecdotal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : an-ik-doht-l, an-ik-doht-l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn ɪkˌdoʊt l, ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊt l


Définition of anecdotal

Origin :
  • 1794, from anecdote + -al (1). Related: Anecdotally. Anecdotical is attested from 1744.
  • adj informal
Example sentences :
  • Since the delightful story is anecdotal and not critical, it too disappears.
  • Extract from : « Samuel Richardson's Introduction to Pamela » by Samuel Richardson
  • You say that the sensualities of princes are only of 'anecdotal interest.'
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • They represent the interest of the century in fiction and in anecdotal literature.
  • Extract from : « The Thirteenth » by James J. Walsh
  • If an anecdotal review is bad, it is because it is badly done, not because it is anecdotal.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Letters » by Robert Lynd
  • An anecdotal volume this, with moments on the Riviera and matches played in South Africa.
  • Extract from : « When Winter Comes to Main Street » by Grant Martin Overton
  • A gossipy, anecdotal account of Napoleon as his marshals and generals knew him on the battlefield and around the camp-fire.
  • Extract from : « The First Capture » by Harry Castlemon
  • Like the two older pyramids, "the Supreme" had its anecdotal history, in which the Egyptians gave free rein to their imagination.
  • Extract from : « History Of Egypt, Chalda, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Volume 2 (of 12) » by G. Maspero
  • My dear,” laughed the Old Maid, “your anecdotal method is becoming as jerky as a cinematograph.
  • Extract from : « Tea-Table Talk » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • John was not naturally an anecdotal person, but his mind had been of late stored and fed with experiences.
  • Extract from : « Non-combatants and Others » by Rose Macaulay
  • There was a whiff of gunpowder exciting the atmosphere in the anecdotal part of the history known.
  • Extract from : « The Amazing Marriage, Complete » by George Meredith

Antonyms for anecdotal

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