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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The event celebrated the visionary production design teams behind the year’s most visually ambitious films, television series, and music projects, recognizing outstanding achievement in the art of cinematic and episodic world-building.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
The fluctuations hint at an episodic, external source—potentially eruptions from a sort of super-Io satellite being tidally squeezed by its hefty planetary host.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
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—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
And as with most working actors, there were the frequent guest star jobs on episodic television and in TV movies.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2026
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Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Mar. 2026
The fluctuations hint at an episodic, external source—potentially eruptions from a sort of super-Io satellite being tidally squeezed by its hefty planetary host.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
An episodic framework, physical comedy, a small ensemble of actors who are all at home in their clowns and who will all, at some point, drop the mask to speak to us as themselves — for Ogawa, these are ways to bring effervescence and intimacy to the contemplation of insoluble, heavy things.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
And as with most working actors, there were the frequent guest star jobs on episodic television and in TV movies.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 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 11 Mar. 2026.
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