formal 1 a : made up of many different events or episodes
▪ He led an episodic life. [=a life in which many different and unusual things happened]
b : telling about many separate events
▪ an episodic novel 2 : happening or appearing at different times
▪ an episodic illness
▪ He led an episodic life. [=a life in which many different and unusual things happened]
b : telling about many separate events
▪ an episodic novel
▪ an episodic illness







