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methodically

/məˈθɑdɪkəɫi/, /məˈθɑdɪkɫi/ adv

In a methodical manner; with order.

Word Origin Methodically comes from Greek methodos 'pursuit of knowledge', from meta 'after, with' and hodos 'way, road'. So a method is literally 'a way after' something, a path to follow. The suffixes -ic, -al, -ly turn it into an adverb meaning 'in a method-like manner.' The same meta- gives us metaphor (carrying across), metamorphosis (changing form), and hodos gives us odometer (road-measurer) and episode (a coming in on the way). So methodically means following a set path.

adv In a methodical manner; with order.

She methodically organized all the documents before the important meeting.

(副词) 有条不紊地；有条理地

她在重要会议前有条不紊地整理了所有文件。

(adverbio) metódicamente; sistemáticamente; ordenadamente; con método [De manera metódica; con orden.]

Ella organizó metódicamente todos los documentos antes de la importante reunión.

(adverbe) méthodiquement; systématiquement; avec méthode; de façon ordonnée [De façon méthodique ; avec ordre, logique et méthode.]

Elle a **méthodiquement** organisé tous les documents avant la réunion importante.

(Adverb) methodisch; systematisch [Auf eine methodische, systematische und geordnete Weise.]

Sie ordnete vor dem wichtigen Meeting alle Dokumente **methodically**.

(副詞) 秩序立った方法で；整然と；系統的に。

彼女は重要な会議の前にすべての書類を整然と整理した。

(advérbio) metodicamente; ordenadamente; sistematicamente [De maneira metódica; com ordem.]

Ela organizou metodicamente todos os documentos antes da reunião importante.

Synonyms: systematically orderly carefully precisely deliberately thoroughly analytically logically Antonyms: haphazardly carelessly randomly arbitrarily
Word parts: method + ic + al + ly

Common collocations

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Related words

methodological methodologist

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