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systematic

Sometimes sys·tem·at·i·cal

[sis-tuh-mat-ik]

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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.

systematic

/ ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk /

adjective

characterized by the use of order and planning; methodical
a systematic administrator
comprising or resembling a system
systematic theology
Also: systematical. biology of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms

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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

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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

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See orderly.

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That contrasts with an Amnesty International report this week describing a "wave of terror" and "systematic human rights violations" in Tanzania ahead of the vote.

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