methodical
- performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- painstaking, especially slow and careful; deliberate.
Origin of methodical
Synonyms for methodical
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precise, businesslike, efficient, scrupulous, meticulous, deliberate, orderly, painstaking, systematic, analytical, careful, structured, disciplined, exact, fixed, logical, neat, ordered, planned, regularExamples from the Web for methodical
Contemporary Examples of methodical
Far from a rant, her tone throughout is cool and methodical, and her critiques are couched more in sorrow than in anger.
The opening scene of the film illustrates the methodical and gruesome nature of the abuses.
The yellow ticking clock that punctuates every episode of 24 is simultaneously bombastic, methodical, menacing, and relentless.
If Washington is to adopt a tougher stance toward Beijing, it needs a lot of methodical calculation.
It was thorough and methodical, like a medical examination: a routine in which a professional inspects the body of a patient.
Tilda Swinton and Oliver Saillard Perform the Creation of Fashion in ‘Eternity Dress’Sarah Moroz
November 21, 2013
Historical Examples of methodical
Do you think your habits are as precise and methodical as—shall I say as mine are?
Little DorritCharles Dickens
It had been all the better for him had he learnt to be methodical with his money.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
The actions of the mothers were as methodical as well trained nurses.
City of Endless NightMilo Hastings
The daily routine of the mission station is most methodical.
The Long Labrador TrailDillon Wallace
Realize it thoroughly: it is a methodical not an accidental world.
Pax VobiscumHenry Drummond
methodical
less commonly methodic
- characterized by method or orderliness; systematic