systematically

[sis-tuh-mat-ik-lee]

adverb

1. in a focused, consistent, and methodical way.

   The report will help me analyze deficiencies within the company and systematically implement action plans to address them over time.

   Europol's Chief of Staff said that children are being systematically targeted for recruitment by criminal gangs.

Other Word Forms

• intersystematically adverb
• nonsystematically adverb
• oversystematically adverb
• presystematically adverb
• quasi-systematically adverb
• unsystematically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of systematically¹

First recorded in 1640–50; systematic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

Example Sentences

The Toronto Blue Jays systematically dismantled the Yankees in the best-of-five division series, culminating with a 5-2 win that propelled them to the cusp of the World Series for the first time since 1993.

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Dughmush claims Israeli forces entered the neighborhood 48 hours later and systematically destroyed every house.

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“This is unacceptable and frankly, un-American. California will not sit idly as its workers are systematically denied the right to organize.”

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In a court filing, they said that Combs, 55, has been punished enough and "his life outside of jail has been systematically dismantled".

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Indian outsourcing firms have systematically exploited the H-1B system, turning it into what critics call an “outsourcing visa” that enables wage theft and creates indentured servitude conditions for foreign workers.

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Related Words

• consistently 
• methodically 
• regularly