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
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The first known use of episodic was in 1711
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