Main Entry: ep·i·sod·ic

Pronunciation: \ˌe-pə-ˈsä-dik also -ˈzä-\

Variant(s): also ep·i·sod·i·cal \-di-kəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 1711

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>
4 : occurring, appearing, or changing at usually irregular intervals : occasional <an episodic illness>

— ep·i·sod·i·cal·ly \-di-k(ə-)lē\ adverb