systematically

[sis-tuh-mat-ik-lee]

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.

Other Word Forms

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of systematically¹

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

Example Sentences

“Lululemon directors have systematically dismantled the business model and lost employees who held the institutional knowledge that made the company great,” Wilson said.

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"We will fight corrupt cartels and syndicates that have systematically looted Zimbabwe and now want to take over the State," he added.

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When asked how to decrease health disparities, Goodman says, “Make every community a healthy place to live. We have healthy communities in this country. We’ve just chosen to systematically disinvest in certain ones.”

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The administration systematically exaggerates threats to justify authoritarian responses, characterizing Democrat-led cities as war zones despite evidence to the contrary.

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“If you’re systematically buying calls to get exposure, or buying puts to get exposure, you are by definition buying an asset that you know where time works against you,” Sosnick says.

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Related Words

• consistently 
• methodically 
• regularly