anecdotical

8.6

Full of short stories about real people or events

adjective
/ˌænɪkˈdoʊtɪkəl/

: anecdótico

Her anecdotical style made the lecture lively and engaging for the audience.

Examples

He was famous for his anecdotical storytelling at dinner parties.
The book provides an anecdotical account of the city's cultural history.
His stories are often anecdotical in nature.
The lecture was filled with anecdotical evidence.
Her anecdotical style made the lecture lively and engaging for the audience.
He was famous for his anecdotical storytelling at dinner parties.
The book provides an anecdotical account of the city's cultural history.

Synonyms

anecdotal

vsanecdotical

52 6.5

Based on personal stories rather than careful study

describes the habit of telling short stories without judging evidence

anecdotic

vsanecdotical

8.6

Using short stories someone tells about real events to entertain or explain

is identical in meaning but appears as an alternative written form

How Anecdotal

like a storybook

Informal

1 5.6

anecdotical

8.6

illustrative

20 4.6

factual

112 3.4

Surface Forms

anecdotical positive

Morphology

anecdotical = anecdote (transparent) = anecdote + ical

The adjective is directly formed from 'anecdote' with the productive suffix '-ical', so the meaning 'relating to anecdotes' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Anecdotical comes from the word anecdote, which in Greek meant 'things not published', referring to small private stories people told. So if something is anecdotical, it is full of short, often personal stories that make speech or writing lively.