anecdotal

• Auf persönlichen Berichten oder Einzelgeschichten beruhend, nicht auf wissenschaftlichen Beweisen oder systematischer Forschung; auch: vereinzelt, nicht repräsentativ.

Based on personal accounts or stories rather than scientific evidence or systematic research.

1. Based on personal accountsB2formal

   Relating to or consisting of short, personal stories or accounts rather than scientific evidence.

   Auf persönlichen Berichten basierend

   • The report relied on anecdotal evidence from local residents.
   • Anecdotal stories about the haunted house spread quickly.
   • His argument was based on anecdotal observations, not data.

   Synonymehearsayimpressionisticinformalnarrativepersonalstoriedtestimonialunverified

   Antonymeempiricalrigorousscientificstatisticalsystematic

2. Inclined to tell storiesC1formal

   Characterized by or fond of telling amusing or interesting personal stories.

   Gerne Geschichten erzählend

   • She is an anecdotal speaker who keeps the audience engaged.
   • His anecdotal style made the lecture feel like a conversation.
   • The book is written in an anecdotal manner, full of personal tales.

   Synonymeanecdoticnarrative