systematic

[ sis-tuh-mat-ik ]

/ ˌsɪs təˈmæt ɪk /

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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.

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Sometimes sys·tem·at·i·cal [sis-tuh-mat-i-kuhl] /ˌsɪs təˈmæt ɪ kəl/ .

Origin of systematic

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

synonym study for systematic

2. See orderly.

OTHER WORDS FROM systematic

sys·tem·at·ic·ness, nounsys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverbin·ter·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectivein·ter·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjective

non·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectivenon·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjectiveo·ver·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectiveo·ver·sys·tem·at·ic·ness, nounpre·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectivequa·si-sys·tem·at·ic, adjectiveun·sys·tem·at·ic, adjectiveun·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH systematic

systematic , systemic

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Example sentences from the Web for systematic

Without a systematic way to move groups off Facebook, groups are left to re-form themselves from scratch.
Why it’s easy to hate Facebook but hard to leave|Heather Kelly|November 19, 2020|Washington Post
We kind of tracked our spoilage, but not in a systematic way.
How to Succeed by Being Authentic (Hint: Carefully) (Ep. 438)|Stephen J. Dubner|November 5, 2020|Freakonomics
Yet the 2016 election demonstrated how systematic errors in a variety of states can lead to a surprising outcome.
How polling works and how it’s changed since 2016|Scott Clement, Emily Guskin|October 29, 2020|Washington Post
However, the evidence shows over time and across the country that systematic fraud in the contemporary United States is rare.
West Virginia voters bustle to the polls on the first day of in-person early voting|Derek Hawkins, Molly Born|October 21, 2020|Washington Post

A decade ago, no charity evaluators that tried to arrive at systematic estimates of impact existed.
Which charities do the most good? Charity Navigator joins the effort to answer this crucial question.|Kelsey Piper|October 16, 2020|Vox
The very religious, like Eagleton, may take offense at the brusque, selective, and unsystematic consideration of their creeds.
Alain de Botton on the Benefits of Religion Without God|The Daily Beast|March 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It will look a little weak and unsystematic, which concerns me and some bad things could muddle through.
A Man with Too Many Plans|The Daily Beast|February 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
They are not honest; they are only ineffectual and unsystematic in their iniquity.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. IV. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
He was unsystematic in his habits, and incompetent in money matters.
History of the Moravian Church|J. E. Hutton
Unhappily, with the Goncourts these indications are unsystematic and even contradictory.
Rene Mauperin|Edmond de Goncourt and Jules de Goncourt
His style is unsystematic, brief and abounding in symbolical expression.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10|Various
The demand was a heavy one to make upon the most unsystematic system ever known, yet it survived the ordeal.
The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore|John R. Hutchinson

British Dictionary definitions for systematic

systematic

/ (ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk) /

adjective

characterized by the use of order and planning; methodicala systematic administrator

comprising or resembling a systemsystematic theology

Also: systematical (sɪstəˈmætɪkəl) biology of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms

Derived forms of systematic

systematically, adverb

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