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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The 21-year-old methodically broke down the American - who had been brought in as a genuine test - landing crisp combinations and heavy power punches.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
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 • Mar. 18, 2026
"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
Yossarian swung himself around methodically to face Aarfy.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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