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me·thod·i·cal
(mə-thŏd′ĭ-kəl) also me·thod·ic (-ĭk)adj.
1. Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order: methodical instructions for assembly.
2. Orderly and systematic in habits or behavior: a methodical and painstaking researcher.
me·thod′i·cal·ly adv.
me·thod′i·cal·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | methodically - in a methodical manner; "she worked methodically" |
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Translations
نِظاميّا، مَنْهَجِيّاً
metodicky
metodiskt
skipulega
metodicky
düzenli bir şekilde
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method
(ˈmeθəd) noun1. the way in which one does something. I don't like his methods of training workers.
2. an orderly or fixed series of actions for doing something. Follow the method set down in the instruction book.
3. good sense and a definite plan. Her work seems to lack method.
meˈthodical (-ˈθo-) adjective (negative unmethodical).
1. arranged or done in an orderly manner or according to a plan. a methodical search.
2. (in the habit of) acting in a planned, orderly way. a methodical person/nature.
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