episodicadjective
uk/ˌep.ɪˈsɒd.ɪk/us/ˌep.əˈsɑː.dɪk/formalepisodic adjective (EVENT)
happening only sometimes and not regularly:
The war between these two countries has been long-drawn-out and episodic.
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Rarely & infrequently
- (every) now and then/again idiom
- blue
- ever and anon
- every
- few
- fit
- in/by fits and starts idiom
- infrequent
- occasion
- occasional
- occasionally
- odd
- odd jobs
- once
- one-off
- one-shot
- rarely
- seldom
- ship
- sometimes
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episodic adjective (STORY)
Episodic stories are divided into several parts, especially when they are broadcast on the television or radio:
an episodic drama series
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Types of film, play, book etc.
- adaptation
- anime
- blockbuster
- epic
- epigram
- epistle
- film noir
- hagiography
- hokum
- indie
- lampoon
- mystery
- pap
- pastiche
- pastoral
- prose
- saga
- satire
- slow
- the big screen 1
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