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[ muh-thod-i-kuhl ] / məˈθɒd ɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR methodical ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveperformed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person. painstaking, especially slow and careful; deliberate. Origin of methodicalFirst recorded in 1560–70; methodic (from Latin methodic(us), from Greek methodikós;see method, -ic) + -al1 SYNONYMS FOR methodicalSEE SYNONYMS FOR methodical ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for methodical1. See orderly. OTHER WORDS FROM methodicalme·thod·i·cal·ly, adverbme·thod·i·cal·ness, nounan·ti·me·thod·ic, adjectivean·ti·me·thod·i·cal, adjective an·ti·me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverban·ti·me·thod·i·cal·ness, nounnon·me·thod·ic, adjectivenon·me·thod·i·cal, adjectivenon·me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·me·thod·i·cal·ness, nounpre·me·thod·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-me·thod·i·cal, adjectivequa·si-me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverbun·me·thod·ic, adjectiveun·me·thod·i·cal, adjectiveun·me·thod·i·cal·ly, adverbun·me·thod·i·cal·ness, noun Words nearby methodicalmethiocarb, methionine, metho, methocarbamol, method, methodical, method in one's madness, Methodism, Methodist, Methodists, Methodius Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for methodicalFar from a rant, her tone throughout is cool and methodical, and her critiques are couched more in sorrow than in anger. Was Reporter Sharyl Attkisson Too Right-Wing for CBS?|Lloyd Grove|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST The opening scene of the film illustrates the methodical and gruesome nature of the abuses. Whistleblower Exposes India’s Murderous Cops|Simran Jeet Singh|May 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST The yellow ticking clock that punctuates every episode of 24 is simultaneously bombastic, methodical, menacing, and relentless. ‘Live Another Day’ Review: Can Jack Bauer Save ‘24’ From Itself?|Jason Lynch|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST If Washington is to adopt a tougher stance toward Beijing, it needs a lot of methodical calculation. Time to Get Tough With China?|Leslie H. Gelb|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was thorough and methodical, like a medical examination: a routine in which a professional inspects the body of a patient. Tilda Swinton and Oliver Saillard Perform the Creation of Fashion in ‘Eternity Dress’|Sarah Moroz|November 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST He then acknowledged that the notion of "a methodical regularity" in the Essay on Criticism was a "groundless opinion." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2 (of 10)|Alexander Pope Yet Jacob Henderson was fair and square, business-like and methodical. Michael, Brother of Jerry|Jack London A further hindrance to improvement in plant description was the lack of a methodical terminology. Herbals, Their Origin and Evolution|Agnes Arber One finds the experimental and methodical at every turn throughout these compositions. Musical Portraits|Paul Rosenfeld His pupils were very numerous, and the school formed by them was called the Methodical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
British Dictionary definitions for methodicalmethodicalless commonly methodic
adjectivecharacterized by method or orderliness; systematic Derived forms of methodicalmethodically, adverbmethodicalness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to methodicalprecise, businesslike, efficient, scrupulous, meticulous, deliberate, orderly, painstaking, systematic, analytical, careful, structured, disciplined, exact, fixed, framed, logical, neat, ordered, planned |