methodically
advUS /mɪˈθɑdɪkəli/
Etymology From methodical + -ly.
1
In a methodical manner; with order.
- He felt his teeth methodically, one after the other, with a vibrato movement of finger and thumb.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 429:
- Synonyms
- scientifically, systematically, methodically, orderly, systemwise
- Antonyms
- haphazardly
- Derived terms
- intramethodically
- Hyponyms
- intramethodically, sequentially
- Coordinate terms
- carefully, conscientiously, meticulously, mindfully, procedurally, scientifically, systemically, technically, techniquewise, thoughtfully