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from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an episodical manner; by way of episode.

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  • adverb in an episodic manner; in episodes

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  • adverb in an episodic manner

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Examples

  • Of the three movements which the work comprises, the first makes the most lasting impression, although the second (the slow movement) has a haunting subject, which is recalled episodically in the final movement in a passage of unforgettable beauty and character.

    Edward MacDowell Lawrence Gilman 1908

  • Of the three movements which the work comprises, the first makes the most lasting impression, although the second (the slow movement) has a haunting subject, which is recalled episodically in the final movement in a passage of unforgettable beauty and character.

    Edward MacDowell Gilman, Lawrence, 1878-1939 1908

  • Not only has pot been smoked for thousands of years, it is relatively harmless, you cannot overdose on it, and the normal users uses it only "episodically" or infrequently for recreational purposes.

    LJWorld.com stories: News 2009

  • The army has episodically intervened to take over power whenever they thought they could get away with it.

    Syed Yahya Hussainy: Sometimes Madness Is Just Madness Syed Yahya Hussainy 2010

  • The army has episodically intervened to take over power whenever they thought they could get away with it.

    Syed Yahya Hussainy: Sometimes Madness Is Just Madness Syed Yahya Hussainy 2010

  • While we in the United States episodically mount cross-cultural projects, the Royal Opera House Muscat can do it consistently and at the highest levels of quality.

    Michael Kaiser: The Royal Opera House Muscat Michael Kaiser 2011

  • While we in the United States episodically mount cross-cultural projects, the Royal Opera House Muscat can do it consistently and at the highest levels of quality.

    Michael Kaiser: The Royal Opera House Muscat Michael Kaiser 2011

  • This means political passions are likely to move elsewhere -- finding their voices in grass-roots movements, social media, demonstrations, boycotts, and meet-ups -- on the Main Streets and in the backwaters, and only episodically in the mainstream media or in normal election-year events.

    Robert Reich: Why We May Be In Store for a Passionless Presidential Race Robert Reich 2011

  • While we in the United States episodically mount cross-cultural projects, the Royal Opera House Muscat can do it consistently and at the highest levels of quality.

    Michael Kaiser: The Royal Opera House Muscat Michael Kaiser 2011

  • We'll see more novels doled out episodically, on the model of TV series or, for that matter, the serial novels of the 19th century.

    Principles of Literary Criticism 2010

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