Synonyms

methodically

American

[muh-thod-ik-lee] / məˈθɒd ɪk li /

adverb

in a systematic and orderly way.

This serious book methodically reviews various new business models, leadership styles, and theories of value creation.
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

methodical ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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Then, in the Zaporizhzhia region, workshops where enemy devices were dismantled, their entrails methodically examined, their secrets extracted piece by piece.

From The Wall Street Journal

"In order to get over them we have to act methodically, rigorously, and as a team."

From Barron's

The analysts say Bed Bath & Beyond has methodically reduced fixed costs and positioned itself to drive shareholder value in the next few years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Like teens in a creepy house the software sub-sectors are being taken out methodically, one by one.

From MarketWatch

But it’s less clear whether a poet searching for a metaphor or a composer developing a motif works by gridding constraints and digging methodically.

From The Wall Street Journal

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