anecdotal
adjectiveBased on individual accounts or observations rather than systematic evidence.
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Clear all filtersBased on individual accounts or observations rather than systematic evidence.
Narrow in outlook or isolated from outside ideas and influences.
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Narrow in outlook
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Living, acting, or occurring alone, without companions.
Affecting or relating to an entire system rather than one isolated part.
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