episodic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ep·i·sod·ic
adjective \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
See Variants of EPISODIC
ep·i·sod·ic also ep·i·sod·i·cal \-di-kəl\
Examples of EPISODIC
- <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>
First Known Use of EPISODIC
1711
Related to EPISODIC
- Synonyms
- serial (also episodical), periodical, serialized
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