systematic

[ sis-tuh-mat-ik ]

/ ˌsɪs təˈmæt ɪk /

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adjective

having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.

given to or using a system or method; methodical: a systematic person.

arranged in or comprising an ordered system: systematic theology.

concerned with classification: systematic botany.

pertaining to, based on, or in accordance with a system of classification: the systematic names of plants.

Nearby words

system, system building, system operator, system program, systema, systematic, systematic desensitization, systematic error, systematic name, systematic phoneme, systematics

Sometimes sys·tem·at·i·cal.

Origin of systematic

1670–80; < Late Latin systēmaticus < Greek systēmatikós, equivalent to systēmat- (stem of sýstēma) system + -ikos -ic

SYNONYMS FOR systematic

2 See orderly.

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Related forms

sys·tem·at·ic·ness, nounsys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectivein·ter·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjective

in·ter·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectivenon·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjectivenon·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverbo·ver·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectiveo·ver·sys·tem·at·ic·ness, nouno·ver·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverbpre·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectivepre·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverbqua·si-sys·tem·at·ic, adjectivequa·si-sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverbun·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectiveun·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjectiveun·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confused

systematic systemic

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Examples from the Web for systematic

Nor do these studies address the structural and systematic issues that contribute to obesity, such as poverty and stress.
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That may be true of one strike, but the president announced a “systematic campaign of airstrikes.”
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Because at its core, this sustained, systematic abuse of women is the problem.
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But it will show horrific, systematic, and widespread abuse.
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For these and many other reasons, the habit of systematic saving is an essential form of career insurance.
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They are well drilled in this, and many of their operations are systematic and efficient.
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They cannot be taught or learned elsewhere; there is no other place of systematic and sufficient formation.
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Systematic development has been carried on in very few mines as yet, but the indications promise great things for the future.
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By systematic utility, every minute contributes to progress, forming habits which prevent wasteful thought and fatigue.
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British Dictionary definitions for systematic

systematic

/ (ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk) /

adjective

characterized by the use of order and planning; methodicala systematic administrator

comprising or resembling a systemsystematic theology

Also: systematical (sɪstəˈmætɪkəl) biology of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms

Derived Forms

systematically, adverb

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