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episodic

adjective

  1. occurring, appearing, or changing at usually irregular intervals
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/ / /ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.dɪk/ / [ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.ɾɪk]

adj

Etymology: From episode + -ic. Compare French épisodique.

  1. Relating to an episode.

    When I'm not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double-duty as a voice coach.

  2. Sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly.

    Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.

  3. Consisting of a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes.

    I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?