systematic
[ sis-tuh-mat-ik ]
/ ˌsɪs təˈmæt ɪk /
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.
RELATED CONTENT
The United States Of Diversity: Fargo And Its NCVS Don’tcha KnowDoes your keeat sit an the meeat? Or, maybe you wait for the boss down the black? Do you cal your mam an Sundays? If you speak with a Northern Cities Vowel Shift (NCVS) accent you might sound this way, and it has our linguist nerds pushing up their glasses with anticipation.
RELATED WORDS
precise, efficient, organized, standardized, methodical, analytical, businesslike, complete, logical, ordered, out-and-out, regular, thoroughgoing, methodic, well-ordered
Nearby words
- system,
- system building,
- system operator,
- system program,
- systema,
- systematic desensitization,
- systematic error,
- systematic name,
- systematic phoneme,
- systematics
Sometimes sys·tem·at·i·cal.
Origin of systematic
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web 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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
systematic
1670s, from Late Latin systematicus, from Greek systematikos, from systema (see system). Related: Systematically.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper