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methodical
[ muh-thod-i-kuhl ]
adjective
- performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly:
a methodical person.
- painstaking, especially slow and careful; deliberate.
methodical
/ mɪˈθɒdɪkəl /
adjective
- characterized by method or orderliness; systematic
Derived Forms
- meˈthodicalness, noun
- meˈthodically, adverb
Other Words From
- me·thod·i·cal·ly adverb
- me·thod·i·cal·ness noun
- an·ti·me·thod·ic adjective
- an·ti·me·thod·i·cal adjective
- an·ti·me·thod·i·cal·ness noun
- non·me·thod·ic adjective
- non·me·thod·i·cal adjective
- non·me·thod·i·cal·ness noun
- pre·me·thod·i·cal adjective
- qua·si-me·thod·i·cal adjective
- un·me·thod·ic adjective
- un·me·thod·i·cal adjective
- un·me·thod·i·cal·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of methodical1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He took a similarly methodical approach to dismantling the notion that the United States should continue to be a beacon for immigrants.
Alberto Carvalho said school leaders were “methodical, careful and all-encompassing” as they studied options on what to do with cellphones.
But there is a sense they rely on such off-the-cuff improvisation, rather than the methodical working over and opening up of opponents.
“So we’re just gonna make sure we’re checking every box to make sure he’s in the best possible position health-wise. And then whatever falls out of that smart, methodical process will be what it is.”
After a few internships, he found a job at Voice of OC, where he immediately caught the attention of publisher Norberto Santana Jr. The nonprofit news agency’s founder said he drilled into Gerda to treat local reporting “like electrical work, like plumbing — a methodical approach. Follow the money. And he was just solid from the start.”
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