Methodical
[mɪ'θɒdɪk(ə)l] or [mə'θɑdɪkl]
Definition
(adj.) characterized by method and orderliness; 'a methodical scholar' .
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Definition
(a.) Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; as, the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise.
(a.) Proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
(a.) Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Orderly, systematical, regular, systematic.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Methodic, orderly, systematical, systematic, regular
ANT:Disorderly, unmethodical, {[untematical]?}, irregular,[See METHOD]
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Examples
- Indeed, without this tireless minutiae, and methodical, searching spirit, it would have been practically impossible to have produced many of the most important of these inventions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Do you think your habits are as precise and methodical as--shall I say as mine are? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Stop a moment,' said she, 'we must keep his little clothes clean;' and tied a napkin under his chin, in a very methodical manner. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He is steady and methodical. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Germany, the most methodical of European countries, had in the Middle Ages a very clear conception of the fixity of such distinctions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The question is, says Mr. Tulkinghorn in his methodical, subdued, uninterested way, first, whether you have any of Captain Hawdon's writing? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He went about this new development in the most methodical way. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I am a methodical man, you see, and you never know what turn events might take afterwards. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Small, shining, neat, methodical, and buxom was Miss Peecher; cherry-cheeked and tuneful of voice. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But your interests demand that I should be cool and methodical, Mr. Carstone; and I cannot be otherwise--no, sir, not even to please you. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He comes towards them at his usual methodical pace, which is never quickened, never slackened. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- He also considered various forms and shapes for the armature, and by methodical and systematic research obtained the data and best conditions upon which he could build his generator. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- All compact and methodical. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Better to decay in absolute delirium, than to be the victim of the methodical unreason of ill-bestowed love. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It is not to be supposed that species in a state of nature ever change so quickly as domestic animals under the guidance of methodical selection. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- He went over to the door, and turning the lock he examined it in his methodical way. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- That's business, said Mr. Lorry, resuming on the shortest notice his methodical manners; and if business is to be done, I had better do it. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
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