Episodic

//ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to an episode.

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

  2. 2
    Sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly.

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

  3. 3
    Consisting of a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    limited in duration to a single episode wordnet
  2. 2
    occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals wordnet
  3. 3
    of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes wordnet

Synonyms

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aimlessbrokenbroken offby the waychopped-offchoppy

Example

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"Changes in water availability, both episodic and long-lasting, will constrain different forms of energy production."

Etymology

From episode + -ic. Compare French épisodique.

Related phrases

episodic dyscontrol syndromeepisodic memoryepisodic wave

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