Episodic vs. Episodical

Episodicadjective

relating to an episode

Episodicaladjective

episodic.

Episodicadjective

sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly

‘Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.’;

Episodicadjective

(literature) made up a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes

‘I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?’;

Episodicadjective

Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious.

‘Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical though it be, is an excellent English portrait.’;

Episodicadjective

of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes;

‘the book is episodic and the incidents don't always hang together’;

Episodicadjective

occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals;

‘episodic in his affections’; ‘occasional headaches’;

Episodicadjective

limited in duration to a single episode;

‘an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers’;