unmethodical
- adjective
- /ʌnˈmɛθədɪkəl/
:
desorganizado
- His approach to studying was unmethodical, leading to confusion and poor results.
Examples
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She admitted that her unmethodical notes made it hard to recall important information for the exam.
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The team found the project's progress frustrating because of their unmethodical way of working.
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Daniel Garber also comments on the "strikingly unmethodical and disorderly" qualities of the Rules in his essay "Descartes and Method in 1637" (Garber 1988).
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
38
3.1
Not in a clear order or plan
2
4.8
Not planned or organized well, causing confusion and delays
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6.3
Not done by a plan and lacking order
Antonyms
How Methodical
58
8.6
35
4.1
- US
38
3.1
16
7.2
116
4.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
unmethodical = methodical (transparent) = un + method + ical
The adjective is formed by negating the clearly analysable adjective 'methodical' with productive prefix 'un-', so the negated meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
The word unmethodical is formed from the prefix un- ('not') and methodical, which comes from an old Greek word methodos meaning 'a way' or 'a plan', and is the same root as the familiar word method. So unmethodical describes someone or something that does not follow a clear way or plan and lacks order.