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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Remember screens as part of the festival’s episodic program.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The series also won the comedy ensemble award at the SAG Awards, and picked up the Writers Guild of America award for episodic comedy in 2002.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The hippocampus, neocortex, and amygdala all work to keep these episodic memories stored.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
In addition to the standalone episodic plots, Hotel Costiera has a season-long arc in which Daniel and his crew attempt to track down Augusto’s somewhat rebellious younger daughter Alice (Amanda Campana), who may have been abducted, but may actually just be … someplace else.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
The series also won the comedy ensemble award at the SAG Awards, and picked up the Writers Guild of America award for episodic comedy in 2002.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The hippocampus, neocortex, and amygdala all work to keep these episodic memories stored.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2025
In addition to the standalone episodic plots, Hotel Costiera has a season-long arc in which Daniel and his crew attempt to track down Augusto’s somewhat rebellious younger daughter Alice (Amanda Campana), who may have been abducted, but may actually just be … someplace else.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Episodic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/episodic. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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