episodic

ep·i·sod·ic

adj \ˌe-pə-ˈsä-dik also -ˈzä-\

Definition of EPISODIC

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

Variants of EPISODIC

ep·i·sod·ic also ep·i·sod·i·cal \-di-kəl\

Examples of EPISODIC

1. <the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings>
2. <malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells>

First Known Use of EPISODIC

1711

Related to EPISODIC

Synonyms: serial (also episodical), periodical, serialized

Antonyms: constant, continuous, habitual, periodic, regular, repeated, steady

Related Words: sequential; successive; periodic, recurrent, recurring, regular

Near Antonyms: changeless, equable, even, stable, stationary, uniform; unchanging, unvarying, unwavering; methodical (also methodic), orderly, systematic; unrelenting, unremitting

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Other Performing Arts Terms

diva, dramaturgy, loge, prestidigitation, proscenium, supernumerary, zany

Rhymes with EPISODIC

periodic