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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Ask how the platform handles episodic memory (what happened, with replay), semantic memory grounded in the ontology (so meaning does not drift between agents) and procedural memory expressed as versioned, testable skills and MCP tools.
—Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This year’s cohort included more than 30 diverse participants ranging from new episodic television writers to writers looking to transition on from their early work, including on series like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The festival will be held June 15-21 in Bentonville, Arkansas, and will showcase a range of narrative, documentary, homegrown, short film, and episodic material.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 14 May 2026
If recessions are episodic and random, then contractionary fiscal or monetary policy during a downturn — the kind of austerity attempted in Britain’s 1847 financial crisis and catastrophically misapplied during the Great Depression—is almost certain to make things worse.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
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Shailesh Manjrekar, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This year’s cohort included more than 30 diverse participants ranging from new episodic television writers to writers looking to transition on from their early work, including on series like The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 May 2026
The festival will be held June 15-21 in Bentonville, Arkansas, and will showcase a range of narrative, documentary, homegrown, short film, and episodic material.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 14 May 2026
If recessions are episodic and random, then contractionary fiscal or monetary policy during a downturn — the kind of austerity attempted in Britain’s 1847 financial crisis and catastrophically misapplied during the Great Depression—is almost certain to make things worse.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 May 2026
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 19 May. 2026.
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