The four books already mentioned, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, are altogether anecdotal.
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Anecdotal
/[ˌænɪkˈdəʊ̯tɫ̩]/
Synonyms for "anecdotal" (6 found)
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8 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
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2 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 15 languages.
Catalan
2 entries- anecdotari adj (containing of anecdotes)
- anecdòtic adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Dutch
1 entries- anekdotisch adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Finnish
2 entries- anekdoottinen adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
- kaskumainen adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
French
1 entries- anecdotique adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Galician
1 entries- anecdótico adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
German
1 entries- anekdotisch adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Greek
1 entries- ανεκδοτικός adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Hungarian
1 entries- anekdotikus adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Icelandic
2 entries- anekdótískur adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
- atvikssögulegur adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Polish
3 entries- anegdociarski adj (containing of anecdotes)
- anegdotyczny adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
- anegdotyczny adj (containing of anecdotes)
Portuguese
1 entries- anedótico adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Romanian
1 entries- anecdotic adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Russian
2 entries- несистемати́ческий adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
- случа́йный adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Spanish
1 entries- anecdótico adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Swedish
1 entries- anekdotisk adj (relating to or of the nature of an anecdote)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Your examples are cherry-picked, nothing more than anecdotal evidence.
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Reports of the medicine helping coronavirus patients get better in China and Australia are anecdotal.
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His argument was based entirely on anecdotal evidence.
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