episodically
1
7.5
- adverb
- /ˌɛpɪˈsɒdɪkli/
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episódicamente
- Sometimes the streams of material falling into a galaxy's central black hole flow slowly and steadily; at other times, episodically.
Examples
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The artist releases new music episodically, often surprising fans with unexpected singles.
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The film is structured episodically, but the common thread is the changing relationship of the ballot agent and the soldier.
Academic text (2010) -
There were conflicts with Canada over the China controls that appeared episodically.
Academic text (1994) -
People may not go to them, or they may go to them only episodically, but they remain passionately interested in them.
Academic text (1993) -
Part of the discussion looked at whether Gen Y volunteered more episodically and whether they were more self-focused in their approach to volunteering.
Blog text (31) -
Such doctrines will continue to manifest themselves episodically in national policy around the world, even if cooperation becomes one of the hallmarks of the post-Cold War international order.
Academic text (1992) -
Transitionally homeless people are forced to spend a short time in a homeless shelter before making a transition into a more stable housing arrangement, and in most cases they do not return to homelessness. Episodically homeless people frequently shuttle in and out of homelessness.
Academic text (2011) -
The attempt at democratic revolution in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) proceeded episodically from September 1987 until July 1990, with a few fits and starts thereafter.
Academic text (2004) -
Interestingly, although milieu intervention is often thought of as an in vivo intervention used throughout a learner's day, we found that in the studies reviewed it was most often implemented very episodically in the flow of a naturally occurring activity.
Academic text (2014) -
She visits her grandparents episodically, making sure to see them during holidays and special occasions.
Synonyms
15
6.0
In a way that stops and starts at irregular times
13
6.5
Happening only sometimes and not regularly
Antonyms
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Episodically comes from episode, a word for a separate part of a play or story that 'comes in' between other parts. So when something happens episodically, it happens in separate episodes or moments, not all the time.