methodical
me·thod·i·cal
(mə-thŏd′ĭ-kəl) also me·thod·ic (-ĭk)adj.
1. Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order: methodical instructions for assembly.
2. Orderly and systematic in habits or behavior: a methodical and painstaking researcher.
me·thod′i·cal·ly adv.
me·thod′i·cal·ness n.
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methodical
(mɪˈθɒdɪkəl) or less commonlymethodic
adj
characterized by method or orderliness; systematic
meˈthodically adv
meˈthodicalness n
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me•thod•i•cal
(məˈθɒd ɪ kəl)also me•thod′ic,
adj.
1. performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way.
2. painstaking, esp. slow and careful; deliberate.
[1560–70; methodic (< Latin < Greek) + -al1]
me•thod′i•cal•ly, adv.
me•thod′i•cal•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  methodical - characterized by method and orderliness; "a methodical scholar"organized - methodical and efficient in arrangement or function; "how well organized she is"; "his life was almost too organized" |
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methodical
adjective orderly, planned, ordered, structured, regular, disciplined, organized, efficient, precise, neat, deliberate, tidy, systematic, meticulous, painstaking, businesslike, well-regulated He was methodical in his research.
confused, disordered, disorderly, random, casual, chaotic, irregular, haphazard, unmethodical
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methodical
adjectiveArranged or proceeding in a set, systematized pattern:
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Translations
مَنْهَجينِظامي
metodický
metodisk
tervszerû
skipulegurskipulegur, kerfisbundinn
metodický
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methodical
adj, methodically
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methodical
[mɪˈθɒdɪk/əl] adj → metodico/a
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method
(ˈmeθəd) noun1. the way in which one does something. I don't like his methods of training workers.
2. an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something. Follow the method set down in the instruction book.
3. good sense and a definite plan. Her work seems to lack method.
meˈthodical (-ˈθo-) adjective(negative unmethodical).
1. arranged or done in an orderly manner or according to a plan. a methodical search.
2. (in the habit of) acting in a planned, orderly way. a methodical person/nature.
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