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

Over the past two years, Israel has systematically killed off or hobbled the leaders of its most-powerful enemies: Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran.

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Beijing systematically identified perceived “chokepoints”—that is, sectors where it was reliant on the U.S.-led West—and worked to disarm Washington’s points of leverage.

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Georgian Dream alleges the opposition has "systematically attempted to overthrow or forcibly change Georgia's constitutional order" and "supported foreign forces" in undermining the country's independence.

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In “World Enemy No. 1,” the author charts the development of Nazi anticommunism, from its origins immediately after World War I, and the way the movement systematically targeted Jews as supposed agents of international Bolshevism.

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“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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Related Words

• consistently 
• methodically 
• regularly