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methodical

methodical

35 4.1
Doing things carefully and in an organized way
  • adjective
  • /məˈθɒdɪkəl/
translation icon : metódico
  • He performed the experiment in a methodical manner, recording each step carefully.
  • a methodical way
  • a methodical approach
  • a methodical review

So like lawful evil is methodical, careful evil, Right.

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Examples

  • Take your time and be methodical, systematic, and careful.

  • - We have to start doing this - in a more methodical way.

  • So we had to be a little methodical with how much time you were spending on each scene.

  • It, it just seems to me like we play really, really methodical football.

  • Let's try to be methodical about this.

  • That's a great example of very methodical and patient process of making a good choice.

  • Using the two coding modes in combination made it easier to be methodical and thorough.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Everything he did in his life was always well-organized, methodical, and measured.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Some prefer a full-frontal attack on abortion, while others insist on a more methodical approach.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Jiang plans to take on the hostile warlords with a methodical northern advance.

Synonyms

thorough
vsmethodical
205 4.6

Shows careful attention to every detail and leaves nothing out

focuses more on being orderly and planned than on completeness
rigorous
vsmethodical
85 6.7

Being very strict and careful about rules and details

is less about strict standards and more about steady planning and order
systematic
vsmethodical
66 4.6

Done in a careful planned way

is the same idea but highlights careful order and planned approach
meticulous
vsmethodical
58 8.6

Being very careful about small details

is more about systematic order than about exact tiny details
painstaking
vsmethodical
13 6.1

Being very careful and using a lot of effort

is more about steady order and planning than about effort level
thoroughgoing
vsmethodical
2 7.7

Done completely and carefully, leaving nothing out

emphasizes regular order and planned steps rather than absolute completeness

Antonyms

116 4.7

Not organized and full of confusion

16 7.2

No clear order or plan and often messy

How Methodical

meticulous
58 8.6
thorough
205 4.6
methodical
35 4.1
orderly
55 2.4

Surface Forms

methodical positive
methodicaler comparative
methodicalest superlative

Morphology

methodical = method (transparent) = method + ical

The adjective is directly derived from the noun 'method' with the productive suffix '-ical', so the meaning 'relating to or done according to method' is clear.

Etymology

Methodical comes from method + -ical, where method means a planned 'way' of doing something, like following a clear road step by step. So, methodical means working in an ordered, careful, step-by-step way.