ANECDOTALLY Definition & Meaning

anecdotally

[ an-ik-doht-l-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

through, by means of, or with the inclusion of anecdotes:
In this book about Old East Yorkshire, famous events, personalities, and buildings are anecdotally presented.
as an anecdote:
The blog post relates anecdotally how someone made $6,000 selling nude photos online.
in a way that is based on observation, case studies, or random investigation rather than systematic scientific evaluation:
This is, of course, a difficult theory to prove in a double-blind study, but it bears out anecdotally.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of anecdotally¹

anecdotal ( def ) + -ly

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Yet providers say these very policies being pushed by anti-abortion legislators are anecdotally pushing people to have to terminate their pregnancies in second and third trimesters.

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Muskat says the team has — anecdotally — noticed an uptick in local people who are serious about learning to forage, especially since the pandemic.

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Breathwork techniques, in general, have been shown to impact physiological and mental health, and millions of people use them, with some anecdotally reporting them to be life-changing.

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But anecdotally, doctors and patients say, those who begin taking the drugs are continuing.

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She said she had heard anecdotally of people who had waited for more than a year for treatment.

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