Meanings
comparative more methodical · superlative most methodical
- In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
- Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation.
the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise
1 more example
[…]methodical regularity which would have been requisite in a prose author.
1711 December 30 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, December 20, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 253; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecharacterized by method and orderliness
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekμεθοδικός“going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”
- Englishmethodical
From Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”) + -al.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek μεθοδικός
- μεθοδικός (methodikós)in an organized manner
Catalan metòdic
- metòdicin an organized manner
Danish metodisk
- metodiskin an organized manner
Finnish järjestelmällinen, systemaattinen
- järjestelmällinenin an organized manner
- systemaattinenin an organized manner
French méthodique
- méthodiquein an organized manner
German methodisch
- methodischin an organized manner
Greek μεθοδικός
- μεθοδικός (methodikós)in an organized manner
Hungarian módszeres
- módszeresin an organized manner
Italian metodico
- metodicoin an organized manner
Japanese 几帳面な
- 几帳面な (kichōmen na)in an organized manner
Latvian metodisks
- metodisksin an organized manner
Māori hakune
- hakunein an organized manner
Norwegian Bokmål metodisk
- metodiskin an organized manner
Polish metodyczny
- metodycznyin an organized manner
Portuguese metódico
- metódicoin an organized manner
Romanian metodic
- metodicin an organized manner
Russian методи́ческий, методи́чный
- методи́ческий (metodíčeskij)in an organized manner
- методи́чный (metodíčnyj)in an organized manner
Spanish metódico
- metódicoin an organized manner
Swedish metodisk
- metodiskin an organized manner
Turkish düzenli, metodik
- düzenliin an organized manner
- metodikin an organized manner
- sistematikin an organized manner
- sistemliin an organized manner
Ukrainian методи́чний
- методи́чний (metodýčnyj)in an organized manner
Yiddish מעטאָדיש
- מעטאָדיש (metodish)in an organized manner
Cite this entry
methodical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodical
“methodical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methodical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodical.
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