episodic

Adjective Satellite

• of writing or narration; divided into or composed of episodes
  • "the book is episodic and the incidents don't always hang together"
• occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals
  • "episodic in his affections"
• limited in duration to a single episode
  • "an account concerned primarily with episodic events such as the succession of rulers"

Adj

• Relating to an episode.
• Sporadic, happening infrequently and irregularly.
• Consisting of a sequence of seemingly unconnected episodes.

Examples

• Fortunately, my episodic bouts of dizziness didn't prevent me from climbing Chichen Itzá.
• I just read five attempts at episodic novels — has nobody heard of a plot anymore?

Synonyms

occasional, episodical