Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anecdotic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: anec-dot-ic
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.

adj

Tending to tell anecdotes.

Example Sentences

"The anecdotic nature of his complaints made them less credible."

Etymology

Etymology tree English anecdote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anecdotic From anecdote + -ic.

Inflected Forms

more anecdotic (comparative) most anecdotic (superlative)

Derived Forms

anecdotically

Synonyms

anecdotal anecdotical

Questions

What does anecdotic mean?: Anecdotal; of or pertaining to anecdotes.
Where does anecdotic come from?: Etymology tree English anecdote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English anecdotic From anecdote + -ic.

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