meth-odic
ɪ adjective
1.
performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
2.
painstaking, especially slow and careful; deliberate.
Also, me·thod·ic.
Related forms
me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverb
me·thod·i·cal·ness, noun
an·ti·me·thod·ic, adjective
an·ti·me·thod·i·cal, adjective
an·ti·me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·me·thod·i·cal·ness, noun
non·me·thod·ic, adjective
non·me·thod·i·cal, adjective
non·me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·me·thod·i·cal·ness, noun
pre·me·thod·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-me·thod·i·cal, adjective
qua·si-me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·me·thod·ic, adjective
un·me·thod·i·cal, adjective
un·me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·me·thod·i·cal·ness, noun
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| —adj | |
| characterized by method or orderliness; systematic | |
| methodic or methodic | |
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| me'thodically or methodic | |
| —adv | |
| me'thodicalness or methodic | |
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Word Origin & History
methodical
1560s, from methodic (1540s), from M.Fr. methodique, from L.L. methodicus, from Gk. methodikos, from methodos (see method). Related: Methodically.
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