Meanings
adverbmethodically (comparative more methodically, superlative most methodically)
comparative more methodically · superlative most methodically
- In a methodical manner; with order.
He felt his teeth methodically, one after the other, with a vibrato movement of finger and thumb.
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 429Synonyms: scientifically, systematically, orderly, systemwise
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a methodical manner; with order.
Opposite
Origin
- Englishmethodical
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishmethodically
From methodical + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan metòdicament
- metòdicamentin a methodical manner
French méthodiquement
- méthodiquementin a methodical manner
Italian metodicamente
- metodicamentein a methodical manner
Norwegian Bokmål metodisk
- metodiskin a methodical manner
Portuguese metodicamente
- metodicamentein a methodical manner
Spanish metódicamente
- metódicamentein a methodical manner
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APA
methodically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodically
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“methodically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methodically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methodically.
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