an·ec·dot·ic \|anik|däd.ik, -ätik, -ēk\adjective oran·ec·dot·i·cal\-ə̇kəl, -ēk-\ Etymology: probably from French anecdotique, from anecdote + -ique -ic 1.: anecdotal 2.: given to or ready at telling anecdotes < at his most anecdotic > • an·ec·dot·i·cal·ly\-ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk-, -li\adverb