anecdoticaladj.
/ˌanᵻkˈdɒtᵻkl/, /ˌanᵻkˈdəʊtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌænəkˈdɑdək(ə)l/, /ˌænəkˈdoʊdək(ə)l/ 1. Of a person: that records or recounts anecdotes; given to telling anecdotes. Now rare.
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the mind > language > speech > conversation > [adjective] > of or relating to chat > of or relating to gossip or rumour > gossiping
tittling1565
tittle-tattle1598
gossiping1618
tittle-tattling1720
anecdotical1732
anecdoting1740
anecdotic1791
gossipy1818
talky-talky1831
anecdotive1857
mauvais langue1961
1732 A. Pope Let. 24 Oct. in Corr. (1956) III. 307 If the graver Historians hereafter shall be silent of this year's events, the amorous and anecdotical may make posterity some amends.
1787 F. Burney Court Jrnls. & Lett. (2011) II. 97 I feel sorry to be named..by that Biographical, anecdotical memorandummer [sc. Boswell].
1901 Independent (N.Y.) 11 Apr. 850/1 M. Cavière is scholarly, witty, anecdotical and altogether French in the treatment of his subject.
1965 Austin (Texas) Amer. 10 Feb. 4/3 An anecdotical US Supreme Court Justice, William O. Douglas,..[gave] an off-the-cuff talk Tuesday at The University of Texas law school.
2. Of, relating to, or consisting of anecdotes or anecdota (anecdota n. 1); anecdotal.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > narrative or story > anecdote > [adjective]
anecdotal1715
anecdotical1741
anecdotic1768
1741 Hist. Wks. Learned Mar. 236 Cicero was then employed in..an Anecdotical History of his own Times, after the Manner of Theophrastus.
1912 Outlook 20 Jan. 148/2 An assortment of historical and personal memoranda..enlivened, too, with many amusing anecdotical passages.
2010 Western Mail (Cardiff) (Nexis) 26 May (First ed.) (Letters section) 18 Anecdotical evidence suggests that some teachers really fear for their wellbeing and safety.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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