episodic
[ep-uh-sod-ik, -zod-]
- 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.
Also ep·i·sod·i·cal.
Origin of episodic
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com2. rambling, wandering, digressive.
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Examples from the Web for episodically
Contemporary Examples
Or will it be more traditionally released, episodically at the same time every day?
Historical Examples
Bishop Poore gives us episodically a pathetic example, which our readers will thank us for repeating here.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle AgesEdward Lewes Cutts
It was felt that he was hostile, not episodically, to a single measure, but to the peculiar spirit of this pontificate.
The History of FreedomJohn Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
We meet with these three brothers again, episodically, in the three disciples of Dhumyas, in the first book of the Mahbhratam.
Zoological Mythology, Volume I (of 2)Angelo de Gubernatis
Thucydides mentions one of them episodically in the Peloponesian war.
episodic
episodical
- resembling or relating to an episode
- divided into or composed of episodes
- irregular, occasional, or sporadic
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Word Origin and History for episodically
episodic
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