methodical
/mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/
methodical adjective: in an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
Adjective
methodical (comparative more methodical, superlative most methodical)
- In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
- Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation.
- the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise
- […]methodical regularity which would have been requisite in a prose author.1711 December 30 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, December 20, 1711”, in The Spectator, number 253; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator...
methodical meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
methodical in Hindi
- पद्धतिसम्मत
methodical in Urdu
- باقائدہ
methodical in Bengali
- সুশৃঙ্খল, নিয়মানুগ, সুবিন্যস্ত
methodical in Malayalam
- well ordered, orderly, well organized
- അടുക്കും ചിട്ടയുമുള്ള, ക്രമാനുസാരിയായ, അടുക്കുള്ള, ക്രമ, ക്രമം തെറ്റാത്ത, ക്രമബദ്ധമായ
More languagesFewer languages
- methodical in Kannada
- ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧ, ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ, ಓರಣವಾದ, ಅಣಿಯಾದ
- methodical in Punjabi
- ਵਿਧੀਗਤ
Synonyms of methodical
Antonyms
Forms of methodical
| comparative | more methodical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most methodical |
Origin of methodical
From Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”) + -al.
Words formed from methodical
Questions about methodical
- What does methodical mean?
- Methodical means in an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
- What is methodical in Hindi?
- Methodical in Hindi is पद्धतिसम्मत. See Methodical meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is methodical?
- Methodical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce methodical?
- Methodical is pronounced /mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/ (US).
Words near methodical in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: methodical (page history and authors); methodical (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); methodical (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); methodical (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); methodical (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); methodical (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); methodical (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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