methodically

[muh-thod-ik-lee]

adverb

1. in a systematic and orderly way.

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

2. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of methodically¹

methodical ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Slowly and methodically, and taking special care about his nose, he removed his glasses.

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For example, Galaxy Digital recently disclosed moving $9 billion in bitcoin for a single client, one of the original holders methodically exiting.

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The director said he and Holloway have a shared attraction to tension that builds slowly and methodically, like in a turn-of-the-century Gothic horror novella — such as Arthur Machen’s “The Great God Pan.”

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“Healthcare appears to be broadening, and we are methodically adding initiating positions on relative breakouts.”

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China has spent the past 25 years methodically expanding its global maritime dominance.

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