systematic

Sometimes sys·tem·at·i·cal

[sis-tuh-mat-ik]

adjective

1. having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan.

   a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.

2. given to or using a system or method; methodical.

   a systematic person.

3. arranged in or comprising an ordered system.

   systematic theology.

4. concerned with classification.

   systematic botany.

5. pertaining to, based on, or in accordance with a system of classification.

   the systematic names of plants.

systematic

/ ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. characterized by the use of order and planning; methodical

   a systematic administrator

2. comprising or resembling a system

   systematic theology

3. Also: systematical. biology of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms

Other Word Forms

• systematically adverb
• systematicness noun
• intersystematic adjective
• intersystematical adjective
• nonsystematic adjective
• nonsystematical adjective
• oversystematic adjective
• oversystematicness noun
• presystematic adjective
• quasi-systematic adjective
• unsystematic adjective
• unsystematical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of systematic¹

First recorded in 1670–80; from Late Latin systēmaticus, from Greek systēmatikós, equivalent to systēmat- (stem of sýstēma ) “system” + -ikos adjective suffix; system, -ic

Synonym Study

See orderly.

Example Sentences

The study, titled "Harms to Women and Children from Men's Alcohol Use: An Evidence Review and Directions for Policy," draws together data from three recent systematic reviews that analyzed 78 academic papers.

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Human rights groups accuse them of systematic repression of peaceful critics with, according to the US state department's most recent assessment, "serious restrictions on freedom of expression" and an "environment of impunity."

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Su developed a systematic approach and today AMD has a market share of about 41% in data-center CPUs, the central computer brains that power servers used for cloud computing and AI functions, he said.

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Medical experts said he was suffering from "deliberate, prolonged, and systematic starvation".

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Their loss was a "systematic and deliberate" aspect of the oppression of the San and Khoekhoe peoples who were forced into servitude, he said.

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• efficient 
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