different between episodic vs occasional

English

Alternative forms

• episodick (obsolete)

Etymology

episode +? -ic. Compare French épisodique.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??p??s?d?k/

  Rhymes: -?d?k

Adjective

episodic (comparative more episodic, superlative most episodic)

1. relating to an episode
   • 1999, The Limey (movie)

     When I'm not honing my craft in episodic television, I do double-duty as a voice coach.

2. sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly

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

3. (literature) made up a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French épisodique

Adjective

episodic m or n (feminine singular episodic?, masculine plural episodici, feminine and neuter plural episodice)

1. episodic

Declension

Related terms

• episod

English

Etymology

occasion +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ke??(?)n?l/
• Hyphenation: oc?ca?sion?al

Adjective

occasional (not comparable)

1. Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often.

2. Created for a specific occasion.

3. Intended for use as the occasion requires.

4. Acting in the indicated role from time to time.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

occasional (plural occasionals)

1. A person who does something only occasionally.

References

• occasional at OneLook Dictionary Search
• occasional in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.