anecdotally

an·ec·dot·al (

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adj.

1. also an·ec·dot·ic (-d

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l) 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.

anecdotal [ˌænɛkˈdəʊt^əl]

adj

containing or consisting exclusively of anecdotes rather than connected discourse or research conducted under controlled conditions

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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

anecdotal

adjective unreliable, untrustworthy, based on rumour countless anecdotal reports

Translations

anecdotal [ˌænɪkˈdəʊtəl] ADJ → anecdótico

anecdotal [ˌænɪkˈdəʊt^əl] adj

(= based on individual accounts) anecdotal evidence → tÃ©moignages m
There is anecdotal evidence that fewer trainees are being offered jobs once they qualify → Les tÃ©moignages rapportent que de moins en moins de stagiaires se voient offrir un emploi au terme de leur formation.
At first, the evidence was mainly anecdotal
BUT Dans un premier temps il ne s'agissait que de tÃ©moignages isolÃ©s.

(= full of anecdotes) [account, story] → anecdotique

anecdotal

adj → anekdotenhaft, anekdotisch

anecdotal [ænɪkˈdəʊtl] adj → aneddotico/a

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Tony Howell, Birmingham's strategic director for children, young people and families, said: "Cyberbullying is a relatively new form of bullying but anecdotally we know it is on the increase.

Campaign bids to cut cyber-bullying; CONFERENCE: Broadcast to all ... by Birmingham Mail (England)

Anecdotally there seems to be a trend at corporate level of increased private security Brought on by the recession where a lot of managing directors and CEOs have to engage in hiring private security firms in order to protect themselves and sometimes their staff Anecdotally there seems to be a trend at corporate level of increased private security.

Getting Private Security by Peter Lawlesss / Business community

We know anecdotally that Americans have been tightening their belts and saving for some time now, which cannot but have a positive effect on the economy in the long run.

America's GDP, economy shrink--again by The New American

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