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me·thod·i·cal
methodical
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- pronunciation:
- m
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dih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
done, arranged, or acting in an orderly and systematic way.
Scientific procedures need to be methodical.The researchers were methodical in carrying out the experiment.The Nazis were methodical killers.- synonyms:
- orderly, organized, regulated, systematic
- antonyms:
- desultory, haphazard, unmethodical, unsystematic
- similar words:
- careful, exact, regular, routine, tidy, uniform
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definition 2: |
marked by systematic, orderly, or unimaginative behavior.
It's a beautiful piece of music, but the performance was methodical.- synonyms:
- orderly, organized, planned, regulated, systematic
- similar words:
- careful, exact, regular, routine, tidy, uniform
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related words: |
conventional, gradual, neat, orderly, smooth, steady |
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derivations: |
methodic (adj.), methodically (adv.), methodicalness (n.) |
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