done according to a system or plan, in a thorough, efficient, or determined way a systematic approach to solving the problem a systematic attempt to destroy the organization The prisoner was subjected to systematic torture. opposite unsystematic the systematic analysis of the risks involved
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NAmE//ˌsɪstəˈmæt̮ɪkli//
adverb The search was carried out systematically. The information was systematically recorded and analyzed.See systematic in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: systematic