methodical
adjective/məˈθɒdɪkl/
/məˈθɑːdɪkl/
- done in a careful and logical way
- a methodical approach/study
Extra Examples- Police carried out a methodical search of the premises.
- You need to develop a methodical approach to your studies.
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- (of a person) doing things in a careful and logical way synonym disciplined, precise
- to have a methodical mind
- She is very slow but methodical in her work.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: via late Latin from Greek methodikos (from methodos ‘pursuit of knowledge’, from meta- (expressing development) + hodos ‘way’) + -al.
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