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- [muh-thod-i-kuh l]
- /məˈθɒd ɪ kəl/
- /meθˈɒdɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-thod-i-kuh l]
- /məˈθɒd ɪ kəl/
Definitions of methodic word
- adjective methodic performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person. 1
- adjective methodic painstaking, especially slow and careful; deliberate. 1
- abbreviation METHODIC Methodical. 1
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Origin of methodic
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; methodic (< Latin methodic(us) < Greek methodikós; see method, -ic) + -al1
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Parts of speech for Methodic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
methodic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
methodic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for methodic
adj methodic
- analytical — An analytical way of doing something involves the use of logical reasoning.
- businesslike — If you describe someone as businesslike, you mean that they deal with things in an efficient way without wasting time.
- by the numbers — in prescribed sequence of movements and accompanied by a count
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- cut-and-dried — prepared or settled in advance; not needing much thought or discussion: a cut-and-dried decision.
adjective methodic
- methodical — performed, disposed, or acting in a systematic way; systematic; orderly: a methodical person.
- exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.
- framed — (of a picture or similar) held in a frame.
Antonyms for methodic
adj methodic
- aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
- all together — in chorus, in unison
- at peace — in a state of harmony or friendship
- coherent — If something is coherent, it is well planned, so that it is clear and sensible and all its parts go well with each other.
- cut and dried — If you say that a situation or solution is cut and dried, you mean that it is clear and definite.
adjective methodic
- arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
- coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
- deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
- designed — made or done intentionally; intended; planned.
- designful — full of design or intention
noun methodic
- cog — A cog is a wheel with square or triangular teeth around the edge, which is used in a machine to turn another wheel or part.
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