1. having the character of an anecdote - anecdotal evidence • Pertains to noun: anecdote • Derivationally related forms: anecdote 2. characterized by or given to telling anecdotes - anecdotal conversation - an anecdotal history of jazz - he was at his anecdotic best • Syn: anecdotic, anecdotical • Similar to: communicative, communicatory • Derivationally related forms: anecdote (for: anecdotical), anecdote (for: anecdotic)