anecdotal
Pronunciation: /ˌanɪkˈdəʊtl/
adjective
- (of an account) not necessarily true or reliable, because based on personal accounts rather than facts or research: while there was much anecdotal evidence there was little hard fact
- characterized by or fond of telling anecdotes: her book is anecdotal and chatty
- (of a painting) depicting small narrative incidents: nineteenth century French anecdotal paintings
