methodically
Americanadverb
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in a systematic and orderly way.
This serious book methodically reviews various new business models, leadership styles, and theories of value creation.
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in a slow and careful way; painstakingly.
Don't make the mistake of blazing your way through a chapter; instead, read deliberately and methodically.
Other Word Forms
- antimethodically adverb
- nonmethodically adverb
- quasi-methodically adverb
- unmethodically adverb
Etymology
Origin of methodically
Example Sentences
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"In order to get over them we have to act methodically, rigorously, and as a team."
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Like teens in a creepy house the software sub-sectors are being taken out methodically, one by one.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026
It speaks to the way volunteers have had to methodically go about preserving the material, and symbolises her own slow processing of the attack.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 46000 for the first time—as the stock market methodically rises against a backdrop of new tariffs and concerns on the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
He resumed chewing his gum, slowly and methodically.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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