immethodical

American  

[im-uh-thod-i-kuhl] / ˌɪm əˈθɒd ɪ kəl /

adjective

1. not methodical; without method or system.

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immethodical British  

/ ˌɪmɪˈθɒdɪkəl /

adjective

1. lacking in method or planning; disorganized

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Other Word Forms

• immethodically adverb
• immethodicalness noun

Etymology

Origin of immethodical

First recorded in 1595–1605; im- ² + methodical

Example Sentences

There, you see, you are coming in your own immethodical and precipitate way, to the very point with which I set out.

From The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion by Caruthers, William A. (Alexander)

I must beg my reader's indulgence, being the most immethodical writer imaginable.

From Augusta Triumphans Or, the Way to Make London the Most Flourishing City in the Universe by Defoe, Daniel

I thought that had been immethodical in tragedy.

From The Works of Henry Fielding Edited by George Saintsbury in 12 Volumes Volume 12 by Saintsbury, George

If we sum up in one word the most pervading, constant, and obvious characteristic of our schools, and of the teaching and the learning in them to this day, that word must be, immethodical.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

We concede that he was a loose and immethodical writer; but we fail to find evidence that he often, if ever, substituted fictions for facts, or made false statements or great exaggerations.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen