methodical
Americanadjective
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performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly.
a methodical person.
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painstaking, especially slow and careful; deliberate.
adjective
Related Words
See orderly.
Other Word Forms
- antimethodic adjective
- antimethodical adjective
- antimethodicalness noun
- methodically adverb
- methodicalness noun
- nonmethodic adjective
- nonmethodical adjective
- nonmethodicalness noun
- premethodical adjective
- quasi-methodical adjective
- unmethodic adjective
- unmethodical adjective
- unmethodicalness noun
Etymology
Origin of methodical
First recorded in 1560–70; methodic, from Latin methodic(us) or directly from Greek methodikós; method, -ic + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The cautious and methodical Congressional Budget Office has increasingly focused on how regulatory processes, especially permitting requirements, affect the pace and cost of building infrastructure and expanding productive capacity.
From Barron's
“If not properly cleaned and remediated in a methodical way, property owners may encounter additional hurdles during the rebuilding process and suffer additional trauma.”
From Los Angeles Times
If the Patriots can avoid the turnovers and establish a methodical tempo, they can inch away with field goals.
From Los Angeles Times
Slow, methodical, we have done a lot of work on that.
From BBC
The film may initially present Man-su as a sympathetic family man trying to make ends meet, but Lee quickly subverts those sentiments once Man-su’s methodical process betrays no sense of remorse.
From Los Angeles Times
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