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by-the-numbers

by-the-numbers adjective: done in a predictable manner; formulaic.

Adjective

by-the-numbers (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Done in a predictable manner; formulaic.

Questions about by-the-numbers

What does by-the-numbers mean?
By-the-numbers means done in a predictable manner; formulaic.
What part of speech is by-the-numbers?
By-the-numbers is an adjective.

Words near by-the-numbers in the dictionary

  1. by-table
  2. by-the-book
  3. by-the-books
  4. by-the-by
  5. by-the-bye
  6. by-the-numbers
  7. by-the-wind sailor
  8. by-the-wind sailors
  9. by-turning
  10. by-turnings
  11. by-view

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