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anecdotal
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an·ec·dot·al  (nk-dtl)
adj.
1. also an·ec·dot·ic (-dtk) or an·ec·dot·i·cal (--kl) Of, characterized by, or full of anecdotes.
2. Based on casual observations or indications rather than rigorous or scientific analysis: "There are anecdotal reports of children poisoned by hot dogs roasted over a fire of the [oleander] stems" C. Claiborne Ray.
anec·dotal·ist n.
anec·dotal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.anecdotal - having the character of an anecdote; "anecdotal evidence"
2.anecdotal - characterized by or given to telling anecdotes; "anecdotal conversation"; "an anecdotal history of jazz"; "he was at his anecdotic best"
anecdotic, anecdotical
communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
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I would not say that Clint is a great anecdotalist, the way some English actors are.
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Spelling is a great anecdotalist, having a tale to tell about nearly every show, although he never dishes the dirt about private lives.
STILL SPELLING SUCCESS IN PRIME-TIME WORLD by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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