methodical
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4.1
- adjective
- /məˈθɒdɪkəl/
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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.
- So like lawful evil is methodical, careful evil, Right.
- I know that sounds very, you know, organized or methodical, but does that move?
- But he thinks the right answer is to go with a slow, methodical approach to cuts.
- Like I just go in a very much like methodical beat by beat, step by step routine.
- It, it just seems to me like we play really, really methodical football.
- I think it's very calculated risk, methodical approach.
- And the day you realize as an extrovert, I'm more, I'm, I'm, I'm more methodical.
- Eric is very reserved and methodical.
- Donald Trump is much more methodical, much better at business and very shady techniques at that.
- So they did they, they demonstrated the opposite characteristics as, as as powerful scientists, slow and methodical.
Examples
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Take your time and be methodical, systematic, and careful.
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- We have to start doing this - in a more methodical way.
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So we had to be a little methodical with how much time you were spending on each scene.
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It, it just seems to me like we play really, really methodical football.
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Let's try to be methodical about this.
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That's a great example of very methodical and patient process of making a good choice.
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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
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4.6
Shows careful attention to every detail and leaves nothing out
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6.7
Being very strict and careful about rules and details
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4.6
Done in a careful planned way
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8.6
Being very careful about small details
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6.1
Being very careful and using a lot of effort
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7.7
Done completely and carefully, leaving nothing out
Antonyms
How Methodical
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.