episodic
adjective
ep·i·sod·ic
ˌe-pə-ˈsä-dik 
also
-ˈzä-
variants
or less commonly episodical
ˌe-pə-ˈsä-di-kəl
also -ˈzä-
1
: made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
2
: having the form of an episode
3
: of or limited in duration or significance to a particular episode : temporary
may be able to establish whether the sea-floor spreading is continuous or episodic—
A. I. Hammond
A. I. Hammond4
: occurring, appearing, or changing at usually irregular intervals : occasional
an episodic illness
Examples of episodic in a Sentence
the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings
malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells
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Just remembering that the engine of the show is episodic.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025
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—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 July 2025
Just remembering that the engine of the show is episodic.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2025
In classic cases of Whipple's disease, patients go through a period of episodic attacks that seem to spring from joint to joint.
—ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
Move from episodic project management to strategic portfolio management (SPM).
—Jay Goldman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for episodic
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“Episodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/episodic. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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