anecdotic
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"That taste for story-telling—that anecdotic habit—is quite vulgar; nobody does it now."
From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever
The anecdotic history, more or less authentic, of the Ettrick Shepherd would fill volumes, and I must try to give some of the cream of it presently.
From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by George Saintsbury
Be that as it may, I never was accused of relating a garbled, broken, and disjointed tale, and for the honor of my anecdotic powers, I resolved not to do so.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever
Molly Ryan, the one sole domestic servant who accompanied the Luttrells, being of an uncommunicative temper, contributed no anecdotic details of in-door life to stimulate interest and keep curiosity alive.
From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Charles James Lever
She made Count d’Orsay familiar, she made Charles Greville present; I thought it wonderful that she could be anecdotic about Miss Edgeworth.
From Memoirs by Charles Godfrey Leland
