episodaladj.

/ˈɛpɪsəʊdəl/Etymology: < episode n. + -al suffix1.
the world > existence and causation > occurrence > [adjective] > episodic
1876 34 200 He replaces such passages and semi-cadences by novel episodal matter.
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