anecdotally

English

Etymology

From anecdotal +‎ -ly.

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Adverb

anecdotally (comparative more anecdotally, superlative most anecdotally)

1. In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.

   As it was an informal hearing, the evidence was presented anecdotally.

   • 2014 September 18, Rachel Nuwer, “Cockroaches: The insect we're programmed to fear”, in BBC‎:

     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.

   • 2020 July 15, Tony Streeter, “Charters return to running... but in an uncertain environment”, in Rail, page 35:

     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.

Translations

in an anecdotal manner

French: anecdotiquement (fr) German: anekdotisch (de) Polish: anegdotycznie (pl) Portuguese: anedoticamente

References

• “anecdotally”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.