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The definition of anecdotal is something that is story-like or something that is based on stories and retellings, not based on provable facts.

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A funny story about the Roaring Twenties is an example of an anecdotal retelling of the past.
Asking everyone what they think about a specific subject is an example of collecting anecdotal evidence.

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See anecdotal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of or like an anecdote
full of anecdotes
based on personal experience or reported observations unverified by controlled experiments: anecdotal evidence

See anecdotal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

also an·ec·dot·ic (-dŏtˈĭk) or an·ec·dot·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) Of, characterized by, or full of anecdotes.
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).

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anˌec·dotˈal·ist noun

anˌec·dotˈal·ly adverb

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