episodic

(ĕp'ĭ-sŏd'ĭk) also ep·i·sod·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.

1. Relating to or resembling an episode.
2. Composed of a series of episodes: an episodic novel.
3. Limited to the duration of an episode; temporary.

episodically ep'i·sod'i·cal·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: intermittent
Antonyms: connected, lasting, permanent, regular, unbroken

episodic, constructed as a narrative by a succession of loosely connected incidents rather than by an integrated plot. Picaresque novels and many medieval romances have an episodic structure in which the only link between one episode and the next is the presence of the same central character.

Sporadic; occurring in episodes. e. falling a paroxymal disorder described in Cavalier King Charles spaniels in which affected dogs, starting at an early age, experience episodes of extensor rigidity, possibly brought on by stress. e. muscular weakness see hyperkalemic periodic paralysis.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forbigående, kortvarig, i afsnit, episodisk, med sidehandlinger

Nederlands (Dutch)
bestaande uit verschillende gebeurtenissen, episodisch, tijdelijk, onregelmatig

Français (French)
adj. - épisodique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - episodenhaft, episodisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - επεισοδιακός

Italiano (Italian)
episodico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - episódico

Русский (Russian)
эпизодический, случайный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - episódico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tillfällig, sporadisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
插话式的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 插話式的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 에피소드식의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 挿話の多い, 挿話的な, エピソード的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) عرضي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮ארעי, מקרי, אפיזודי‬

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