methodic

[muh-thod-i-kuhl]

me·thod·i·cal

[muh-thod-i-kuhl]
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.


Origin:
1560–70; methodic (< Latin methodic(us) < Greek methodikós; see method, -ic) + -al1

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
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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
COLLAPSE


1. precise. See orderly.

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methodical or methodic (mɪˈθɒdɪkəl)
 
adj
characterized by method or orderliness; systematic
 
methodic or methodic
 
adj
 
me'thodically or methodic
 
adv
 
me'thodicalness or methodic
 
n

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