methodical

  • 1methodical — UK US /məˈθɒdɪkəl/ adjective ► used to describe a person or way of doing things that is very organized and careful: methodical approach/manner/way »People looking for work in a recession need to adopt a focused and methodical approach to job… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 2methodical — index precise, procedural, punctilious, regular (orderly), systematic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 3methodical — (adj.) 1560s, with AL (Cf. al) (1) and methodic (1540s), from M.Fr. methodique, from L.L. methodicus, from Gk. methodikos, from methodos (see METHOD (Cf. method)). Related: Methodically …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 4methodical — *orderly, systematic, regular Analogous words: methodized, systematized, organized (see ORDER vb): *careful, meticulous, scrupulous: *logical, analytical Antonyms: unmethodical: desultory Contrasted words: *random, haphazard, casual, hit or miss …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 5methodical — / methodic [adj] organized, precise all together, analytical, businesslike, by the book*, by the numbers, careful, cut and dried*, deliberate, disciplined, efficient, exact, fixed, framed, in a groove*, logical, methodized, meticulous, neat,… …

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  • 6methodical — (also methodic) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ characterized by method or order. DERIVATIVES methodically adverb …

    English terms dictionary

  • 7methodical — [mə thäd′i kəl] adj. [< LL methodicus < Gr methodikos + AL] characterized by method; orderly; systematic: also methodic methodically adv. methodicalness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 8methodical — me|thod|i|cal [mıˈθɔdıkəl US ˈθa: ] adj 1.) a methodical way of doing something is careful and uses an ordered system ▪ He always checked every detail in a methodical way. ▪ a methodical approach to answering questions 2.) a methodical person… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9Methodical — Methodic Me*thod ic, Methodical Me*thod ic*al, a. [L. methodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. m[ e]thodique.] 1. Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; well …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10methodical — adj. methodical in (methodical in one s work) * * * [mɪ θɒdɪk(ə)l] methodical in (methodical in one s work) …

    Combinatory dictionary

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