methodic

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
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


1. precise. See orderly.
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methodical or methodic (mɪˈθɒdɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
characterized by method or orderliness; systematic
 
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methodical or methodic (mɪˈθɒdɪkəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
characterized by method or orderliness; systematic
 
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adv
 
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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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