systematically

American  

[sis-tuh-mat-ik-lee] / ˌsɪs təˈmæt ɪk li /

adverb

1. in a focused, consistent, and methodical way.

   The report will help me analyze deficiencies within the company and systematically implement action plans to address them over time.

   Europol's Chief of Staff said that children are being systematically targeted for recruitment by criminal gangs.

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Other Word Forms

• intersystematically adverb
• nonsystematically adverb
• oversystematically adverb
• presystematically adverb
• quasi-systematically adverb
• unsystematically adverb

Etymology

Origin of systematically

First recorded in 1640–50; systematic ( def. ) + -ally ( def. )

Example Sentences

The traffic curbs were meant to ensure the country is "able to get through the oil difficulties facing the world by using it systematically", he added in an audio message to reporters.

From Barron's

Using human neurons grown in the lab along with a gene-silencing tool called CRISPRi, the team systematically tested which genes influence tau buildup.

From Science Daily

The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general said the agency has systematically obstructed its work.

From The Wall Street Journal

He realized that no one had systematically examined how common this phenomenon might be across vertebrates as a whole.

From Science Daily

Everyone seemed to be working with the same resolute focus as they systematically destroyed barrel after barrel of tea.

From Literature

Related Words

• consistently
• methodically
• regularly