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anecdotally en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ænəkˈdəʊtəli/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English anecdotal Middle English -ly English -ly English anecdotally From anecdotal + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.
   • Anecdotally, demand has held up - rather than cancelling, people are asking when they might be able to travel. There is a sense of some pent-up demand. 2020 July 15, Tony Streeter, “Charters return to running... but in an uncertain environment”, in Rail, page 35:
   • Yes, cockroaches wallow in filth, but a case of food poisoning is probably about as bad as it gets if one of those pests skitters across your slice of pizza – a stroll through the park compared to malaria, yellow fever or dengue fever. Still, anecdotally, many people suffer from katsaridaphobia, or cockroach phobia. 2014 September 18, Rachel Nuwer, “Cockroaches: The insect we're programmed to fear”, in BBC:
   • As it was an informal hearing, the evidence was presented anecdotally.

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Translations (4)

pl anegdotycznie (in an anecdotal manner) · pt anedoticamente (in an anecdotal manner) · de anekdotisch (in an anecdotal manner) · fr anecdotiquement (in an anecdotal manner)