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
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 PostIt 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 | FiveThirtyEightA 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 | DigidaySpeaking 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 | DigidayAs 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 BEASTMy regret is that she, who could be "a vision eterne," should be doomed to receive episodically your considerate affection.
The Kempton-Wace Letters | Jack LondonIt 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-ActonOutbursts of sadism may occur episodically in fairly normal persons.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 3 (of 6) | Havelock EllisThucydides mentions one of them episodically in the Peloponesian war.
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
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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