Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for episodic

episodic

[ 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.

    Synonyms: digressive, wandering, rambling

  3. occurring sporadically or incidentally.


episodic

/ ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪk /

adjective

  1. resembling or relating to an episode
  2. divided into or composed of episodes
  3. irregular, occasional, or sporadic


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˌepiˈsodically, adverb

Discover More

Other Words From

  • 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

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of episodic1

First recorded in 1705–15; episode + -ic

Discover More

Example Sentences

The most common form of primary headache is an episodic tension-type headache.

Some of the old episodic shows were good to do, but it got to be repetitious.

Another kind of episodic change is macromutations: where a parent has a baby that is radically different.

Well, you can see that kind of episodic change is again entirely different from the other two.

And I think [Gould] was guilty of using a poetic language to conflate those three kinds of episodic changes.

Question: How far a Historical Novel should be wholly episodic?

Some of the episodic characters are amusing, I do believe; others not, I suppose.

Up to the present her loves, like her friendships, had been entirely episodic.

Thus encouraged, he was now quite determined to give Mr. Seven Sachs a brief episodic account of his career.

The possibilities of episodic love have been hotly explored, its rights have been defended, its spiritual joys have been sung.

Advertisement

Related Words

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


episodeepisodic memory