Meanings
adjectiveanecdotal (comparative more anecdotal, superlative most anecdotal)
comparative more anecdotal · superlative most anecdotal · alternative dated anecdotical
- 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, →DOI - Containing or abounding in anecdotes.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharacterized by or given to telling anecdotes
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Englishanecdote
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishanecdotal
Translations
Catalan anecdòtic, anecdotari
- anecdòticrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
- anecdotaricontaining of anecdotes
Dutch anekdotisch
- anekdotischrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Finnish anekdoottinen, kaskumainen
- anekdoottinenrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
- kaskumainenrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
French anecdotique
- anecdotiquerelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
German anekdotisch
- anekdotischrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Greek ανεκδοτικός
- ανεκδοτικός (anekdotikós)relating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Hungarian anekdotikus
- anekdotikusrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Icelandic atvikssögulegur, anekdótískur
- atvikssögulegurrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
- anekdótískurrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Polish anegdotyczny, anegdociarski
- anegdotycznyrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
- anegdociarskicontaining of anecdotes
- anegdotycznycontaining of anecdotes
Portuguese anedótico
- anedóticorelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Romanian anecdotic
- anecdoticrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Russian случа́йный, несистемати́ческий
- случа́йный (slučájnyj)relating to or of the nature of an anecdote
- несистемати́ческий (nesistematíčeskij)relating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Spanish anecdótico
- anecdóticorelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Swedish anekdotisk
- anekdotiskrelating to or of the nature of an anecdote
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with anecdotal
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APA
anecdotal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anecdotal
MLA
“anecdotal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anecdotal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anecdotal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anecdotal.
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