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/məθˈɑdəkəl/ /məθˈɑdɪkəl/ Listen

adjective

Methodical, Methodic adj.

Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; well-ordered; as, the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise. "Methodical regularity."

Proceeding with regard to method; characterized by method or orderliness; systematic; as, a methodical investigation. "Aristotle, strict, methodic, and orderly."

Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists.

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Etymology of 'Methodical'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Methodical" Quotes from Famous Books

... herbivorous, and so maintain the struggle for existence. The moving to these deeper channels and pools in autumn and the scattering in the spring of the assembly which has gathered there constitute the so-called "migration of fishes," which is far from being so extensive and methodical as that practiced by the ...

— A Book of Natural History - Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. • Various

... caused him to become, from an early age, the companion of his wanderings. A few months' attendance at educational seminaries in Glasgow and Greenock constituted his entire scholastic education; but an intense ardour in the pursuit of letters supplied the lack of a more methodical training. At the age of twenty-two, he produced a volume of poems which attracted much attention, and called forth the warmest encomiums from the press. This was followed by two smaller publications of verses, with the titles, "City Songs, and other Poetical Pieces," and "The Lyrics of Life." ...

— The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume VI - The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century • Various

... observed Fritz, who had been cogitating awhile, "I think I see the reason for their methodical habit of going ...

— Fritz and Eric - The Brother Crusoes • John Conroy Hutcheson

... creatures, having dumped his load, pushed his cart aside with a crash and calmly shoved himself under the wheel! I watched him being crushed, too stupefied to make a sound, and a moment later, another followed him! They were perfectly methodical about it, too; one of the cartless creatures took ...

— A Martian Odyssey • Stanley Grauman Weinbaum

... obstructive points persuading other little boys to push. The colonel had often wondered if Jeffrey had been one of those little boys. Now, at forty-five, Reardon lived a quiet, pottering life, a bachelor with a housekeeper and servants enough to keep the big yellow house in form. He read in a methodical way, really the same books over and over, collected prints with a conviction that a print is a print, exercised his big frame in the club gymnasium, took a walk of sanitary length morning and afternoon and went abroad once in ...

— The Prisoner • Alice Brown

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