episodic
pertaining to or of the nature of an episode.
divided into separate or tenuously related parts or sections; loosely connected: an episodic novel.
occurring sporadically or incidentally.
Origin of episodic
1- Also ep·i·sod·i·cal .
Other words for episodic
Other words from episodic
- ep·i·sod·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·ep·i·sod·ic, adjective
- non·ep·i·sod·i·cal, adjective
- non·ep·i·sod·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use episodic in a sentence
For a reality series that has often incorporated its stars’ legal troubles into episodic drama, it doesn’t get juicier than what’s happening with Girardi.
Unlike many other film-to-TV adaptations, “Blindspotting” leans heavily on its episodic structure, lending each chapter a distinct shape and vibe.
The show presents climbing and mountaineering adventures in episodic format, often featuring major athletes like Alex Honnold and Adam Ondra.
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The most common form of primary headache is an episodic tension-type headache.
Some of the old episodic shows were good to do, but it got to be repetitious.
Robert Duvall on His Storied Career, His New Movie, and Why He’s Ditching the GOP | Marlow Stern | March 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnother kind of episodic change is macromutations: where a parent has a baby that is radically different.
Well, you can see that kind of episodic change is again entirely different from the other two.
And I think [Gould] was guilty of using a poetic language to conflate those three kinds of episodic changes.
Question: How far a Historical Novel should be wholly episodic?
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonSome of the episodic characters are amusing, I do believe; others not, I suppose.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonUp to the present her loves, like her friendships, had been entirely episodic.
Quin | Alice Hegan RiceThus encouraged, he was now quite determined to give Mr. Seven Sachs a brief episodic account of his career.
The Regent | E. Arnold BennettThe possibilities of episodic love have been hotly explored, its rights have been defended, its spiritual joys have been sung.
The Crow's Nest | Clarence Day, Jr.
British Dictionary definitions for episodic
episodical
/ (ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk) /
resembling or relating to an episode
divided into or composed of episodes
irregular, occasional, or sporadic
Derived forms of episodic
- episodically, adverb
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