ep·i·sod·ic

[ep-uh-sod-ik, -zod-]
adjective
1.
pertaining to or of the nature of an episode.
2.
divided into separate or tenuously related parts or sections; loosely connected: an episodic novel.
3.
occurring sporadically or incidentally.
Also, ep·i·sod·i·cal.


Origin:
1705–15; episode + -ic

ep·i·sod·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·ep·i·sod·ic, adjective
non·ep·i·sod·i·cal, adjective
non·ep·i·sod·i·cal·ly, adverb


2. rambling, wandering, digressive.
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episodic or episodical (ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  resembling or relating to an episode
2.  divided into or composed of episodes
3.  irregular, occasional, or sporadic
 
episodical or episodical
 
adj
 
epi'sodically or episodical
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

episodic
1711, from episode + -ic.
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Example sentences
He is unashamed to immerse this tough-minded, episodic film noir in freshets of
  melodrama.
But the popular acclaim of dinosaurs has been fitful and episodic.
Without me as a character, my serial adventures would have felt too episodic.
They flicker around, and the arrangements sound episodic rather than fully
  formed.
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