methodic

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adjective

methodical

OriginAncient Greek μεθοδικός →
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Meanings

adjectivemethodic (comparative more methodic, superlative most methodic)

comparative more methodic · superlative most methodic

  1. methodical

    Aristotle, strict, methodic, and orderly.

    1751, James Harris, Hermes, a philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar
  2. human sciencesChosen for the sake of its effect, rather than for its own sake; sometimes distinguished from real.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμεθοδικός“going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”
  2. Englishmethodic

From Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”).

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APA

methodic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodic

MLA

“methodic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methodic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodic.

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