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单词 episodic
释义

episodic

adjective

ep·​i·​sod·​ic ˌe-pə-ˈsä-dik How to pronounce episodic (audio)
also
-ˈzä- How to pronounce episodic (audio)
variants or less commonly episodical
ˌe-pə-ˈsä-di-kəl How to pronounce episodic (audio)
 also  -ˈzä-
1
: made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
2
: having the form of an episode
3
: of or limited in duration or significance to a particular episode : temporary
may be able to establish whether the sea-floor spreading is continuous or episodic A. I. Hammond
4
: occurring, appearing, or changing at usually irregular intervals : occasional
an episodic illness
episodically
ˌe-pə-ˈsä-di-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce episodic (audio)
 also  -ˈzä-
adverb

Synonyms

  • periodical
  • serial
  • serialized
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Example Sentences

the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells
Recent Examples on the Web Rothstein has demanded his cast dug deeply into themselves to release the emotion and her physical staging moves the episodic narrative smoothly with an almost cinematic feel. Bill Hirschman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2022 Cue an episodic narrative in which bike and script alike run into sporadic patches of engine trouble. Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Nov. 2021 Despite his multimedia success, episodic television has proved Galloway-resistant. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 The rhythms may be episodic, but the ambience could hardly be more Assayesque. Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022 But for many more Americans the pandemic has been episodic at best, and often experienced only at a distance. Wired, 22 July 2022 Some lives have a long story arc, and others are episodic. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 June 2022 The state hosted 412 productions in total between July 1, 2021, and June 30, 2022: 32 feature films, 36 independent films, 269 television and episodic productions, 42 commercials, and 33 music videos. Rodney Ho, ajc, 7 Aug. 2022 Picaresque works have a retrospective episodic structure that justifies the protagonist’s dishonorable actions. The New Yorker, 18 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1

episodic

adjective

variants also episodical
1
as in serial
appearing in parts or numbers that follow regularly the long novel was filmed for television as an episodic movie that was shown over the course of five evenings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • serial
  • serialized
  • sequential
  • periodical
  • recurrent
  • recurring
  • periodic
  • successive
  • regular
2
as in sporadic
lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence malaria is characterized by episodic attacks of chills and fever that coincide with mass destruction of blood cells

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • sporadic
  • intermittent
  • occasional
  • irregular
  • discontinuous
  • sudden
  • violent
  • erratic
  • spasmodic
  • spastic
  • aperiodic
  • fitful
  • casual
  • spotty
  • choppy
  • unpredictable
  • random
  • fragmentary
  • catchy
  • convulsive
  • unsteady
  • haphazard
  • aimless
  • scattered
  • slapdash
  • varying
  • interrupted
  • arbitrary
  • disconnected
  • volatile
  • desultory
  • capricious
  • changing
  • variable
  • changeful
  • mercurial
  • fluctuating
  • hit-and-miss
  • mutable
  • unstable
  • inconstant
  • uncertain
  • hit-or-miss
  • broken
  • stray
  • fluid
  • wavering
  • temperamental
  • changeable
  • flickery
  • fickle
  • odd
  • unsettled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • continuous
  • periodic
  • regular
  • constant
  • habitual
  • steady
  • uniform
  • stable
  • repeated
  • stationary
  • systematic
  • even
  • unchanging
  • methodical
  • equable
  • orderly
  • changeless
  • unvarying
  • unrelenting
  • unremitting
  • methodic
  • unwavering
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