anecdotally

English

Etymology

anecdotal +‎ -ly

Adverb

anecdotally (comparative more anecdotally, superlative most anecdotally)

1. In an anecdotal manner; by means of a recounted incident.

   As it was an informal hearing, the evidence was presented anecdotally.

   • 2020 July 15, Tony Streeter, “Charters return to running... but in an uncertain environment”, in Rail, page 35:

     Anecdotally, demand has held up - rather than cancelling, people are asking when they might be able to travel. There is a sense of some pent-up demand.

Translations

in an anecdotal manner

• French: anecdotiquement (fr)
• German: anekdotisch (de)
• Polish: anegdotycznie
• Portuguese: anedoticamente

References

• “anecdotally”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.