episodic

[ ep-uh-sod-ik, -zod- ]

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adjective

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

First recorded in 1705–15; episode + -ic

Also ep·i·sod·i·cal .

Other words for episodic

2	rambling, wandering, digressive

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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

There is none, in this book or in Flint, where life is episodic, untethered, fraught with Faustian bargains, structural injustices and tangled lives that are “hobbled by the past.”
In ‘Standpipe,’ David Hardin offers poignant, fleeting reflections on the Flint water crisis | Kerri Arsenault | January 21, 2021 | Washington Post
It looked like we were all headed for another Alabama-Clemson matchup in the College Football Playoff National Championship — a saga that perhaps only “Star Wars” can rival in episodic volume.
What To Watch For In The College Football National Championship | Richard Johnson | January 11, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
A second producer said their company went into production on a premium short-form episodic series.
‘We’ve ramped back up’: Digital and branded video productions begin to return to normal | Tim Peterson | October 1, 2020 | Digiday
Speaking of the future, while “Artificial” and “Super Punch” are Twitch’s only episodic series at the moment, that is unlikely to remain the case for long.
Twitch moves deeper into TV-like programming (with interactivity) | Tim Peterson | June 22, 2020 | Digiday
As night descends mortar or artillery fire episodically punches the air.
As the Key Battle Looms, a Report from Ukraine's Front Lines | Jamie Dettmer | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

Or will it be more traditionally released, episodically at the same time every day?
Chelsea Handler May Actually ‘Revolutionize’ Talk Shows | Kevin Fallon | June 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
My regret is that she, who could be "a vision eterne," should be doomed to receive episodically your considerate affection.
The Kempton-Wace Letters | Jack London
It was felt that he was hostile, not episodically, to a single measure, but to the peculiar spirit of this pontificate.
The History of Freedom | John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Outbursts of sadism may occur episodically in fairly normal persons.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) | Havelock Ellis
Thucydides mentions one of them episodically in the Peloponesian war.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLV. July, 1844. Vol. LVI. | Various
Bishop Poore gives us episodically a pathetic example, which our readers will thank us for repeating here.
Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages | Edward Lewes Cutts

British Dictionary definitions for episodic

episodic

episodical

/ (ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk) /

adjective

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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