单词 | anecdotive |
释义 | anecdotiveadj. Now rare. Consisting of or containing anecdotes; anecdotal. Also of a person: given to telling anecdotes. ΘΚΠ 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 1857 N. Wales Chron. 22 Aug. Both these articles are very agreeable to read; especially the former, it is so pleasantly gossipping and anecdotive. a1904 H. M. Stanley Autobiogr. (1909) i. vii. 169 Old Slate, knowing as any, anecdotive, and pleasant. 1966 Econ. Hist. Rev. 19 469 Well presented, but overloaded with portraits and anecdotive illustrations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1857 |
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