'Methodical' definitions:
Definition of 'methodical'
From: WordNet
adjective
Characterized by method and orderliness; "a methodical scholar"
Definition of 'Methodical'
From: GCIDE
- Methodic \Me*thod"ic\, Methodical \Me*thod"ic*al\, a. [L. methodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]thodique.]
- 1. Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; well-ordered; as, the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise. [WordNet sense 2] "Methodical regularity." --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Proceeding with regard to method; characterized by method or orderliness; systematic; as, a methodical investigation. [WordNet sense 1] "Aristotle, strict, methodic, and orderly." --Harris. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] -- {Me*thod"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Me*thod"ic*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'methodical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accordant,
- alike,
- analytical,
- arranged,
- automatic,
- balanced,
- businesslike,
- careful,
- consistent,
- consonant,
- constant,
- continuous,
- correspondent,
- deliberate,
- disciplined,
- equable,
- equal,
- even,
- exact,
- flat,
- formal,
- habitual,
- harmonious,
- homogeneous,
- immutable,
- in hand,
- invariable,
- labored,
- laborious,
- level,
- logical,
- measured,
- mechanical,
- methodic,
- methodized,
- meticulous,
- monolithic,
- neat,
- normal,
- of a piece,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- organized,
- paced,
- painstaking,
- persistent,
- plodding,
- precious,
- precise,
- precisian,
- precisionist,
- punctilious,
- puristic,
- regular,
- regular as clockwork,
- robotlike,
- routine,
- scrupulous,
- smooth,
- stable,
- steadfast,
- steady,
- structured,
- symmetrical,
- systematic,
- systematized,
- tidy,
- unbroken,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- undeviating,
- undifferentiated,
- undiversified,
- uniform,
- unruffled,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- usual,
- well-ordered,
- well-regulated
Words containing 'Methodical'
- Method,
- Methodic,
- Methodically,
- Methodism,
- Methodization,
- Methodize,
- Methodized,
- Methodizer,
- Methodizing,
- the Method,
- Baconian method,
- Cascade method,
- Centrobaric method,
- Endermic method,
- Graphic method,
- Inductive method,
- Lunar method,
- Method of increments,
- Method of indivisibles,
- Montessori Method,
- Null method,
- Scientific method,
- Sentence method,
- Sexual method,
- Socratic method,
- Word method,
- Zero method,
- Zetetic method,
- bradley method,
- calendar method,
- contraceptive method,
- eclectic method,
- experimental method,
- gram method,
- gram's method,
- lamaze method,
- leboyer method,
- maieutic method,
- method acting,
- method of accounting,
- method of choice,
- method of fluxions,
- ovulation method,
- powder method,
- read method,
- relaxation method,
- rhythm method,
- statistical method,
- teaching method,
- withdrawal method,
- bradley method of childbirth,
- lamaze method of childbirth,
- leboyer method of childbirth,
- method of least squares,
- read method of childbirth,
- basal body temperature method,
- calendar method of birth control,
- ovulation method of family planning,
- rhythm method of birth control,
- straight-line method,
- whole-word method,
- straight-line method of depreciation,
- basal body temperature method of family planning