episodic

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episodic

/ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/ UK
/ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.dɪk/ Atlantic Canada, US
[ˌɛp.ɪˈsɑ.ɾɪk] Atlantic Canada, US
/ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/ Boston, Canada, Maine
[ˌɛp.ɪˈsɒɾ.ɪk] Boston, Canada, Maine
/ˌep.ɪˈsɔd.ɪk/ Australia
[ˌep.ɪˈsɔɾ.ɪk] Australia

Rhymes with -ɒdɪk

Where it comes from

From episode + -ic. Compare French épisodique.

adjective more episodic · most episodic · episodick

Relating to an episode. When I'm not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double-duty as a voice coach.
Similar: episodical
Sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly. Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.
Consisting of a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes. I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: temporary, impermanent, occasional, divided, unpredictable, point, contemporaneous, one-time, one-off, punctual, intermittent, contingent, infrequent, incidental, sporadic, accidental

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Español	episódico
Português	episódico
Français	épisodique
Deutsch	episodisch
Italiano	episodico
Русский	эпизоди́ческий epizodíčeskij, эпизоди́чный epizodíčnyj

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@misc{episodic_2026,
  title = {episodic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/episodic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}