inter systematic

sys·tem·at·ic

[sis-tuh-mat-ik]
adjective
1.
having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan: a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.
2.
given to or using a system or method; methodical: a systematic person.
3.
arranged in or comprising an ordered system: systematic theology.
4.
concerned with classification: systematic botany.
5.
pertaining to, based on, or in accordance with a system of classification: the systematic names of plants.
Also, sys·tem·at·i·cal.


Origin:
1670–80; < Late Latin systēmaticus < Greek systēmatikós, equivalent to systēmat- (stem of sýstēma) system + -ikos -ic

sys·tem·at·ic·ness, noun
sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverb
in·ter·sys·tem·at·ic, adjective
in·ter·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjective
in·ter·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·sys·tem·at·ic, adjective
non·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjective
non·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverb
o·ver·sys·tem·at·ic, adjective
o·ver·sys·tem·at·ic·ness, noun
o·ver·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverb
pre·sys·tem·at·ic, adjective
pre·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverb
qua·si-sys·tem·at·ic, adjective
qua·si-sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·sys·tem·at·ic, adjective
un·sys·tem·at·i·cal, adjective
un·sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly, adverb

systematic, systemic.


2. See orderly.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source Link To inter systematic
00:10
Inter systematic is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Collins
World English Dictionary
systematic (ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  characterized by the use of order and planning; methodical: a systematic administrator
2.  comprising or resembling a system: systematic theology
3.  biology Also: systematical of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms
 
system'atically
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

systematic
1670s, from L.L. systematicus, from Gk. systematikos, from systema (see system).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT