In an episodic manner; occurring in separate episodes or at irregular intervals rather than continuously.
From episodic + -ally (adverbial suffix). The -ally ending became standardized for turning adjectives into adverbs during Middle English.
The word 'episodically' perfectly describes how many chronic illnesses work—they don't happen constantly but flare up episodically, which is why they're so hard to predict and treat!
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