Definition of methodical
1 : arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order a methodical treatment of the subject
2 : habitually proceeding according to method : systematic methodical in his daily routine a methodical worker
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Examples of methodical in a Sentence
Their methodical review of the evidence exposed some problems with the study's findings.
She's a slow and methodical worker, and her drawings reflect the extra care she takes.
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Each of their projects incorporates a standard of elegance that comes through the duo’s methodical approach.
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Barra, on the other hand, is a methodical engineer who rarely strays from script.
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WIRED Transitions from high-speed bashing to methodical ascents at the flick of a switch.
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METHODICAL Defined for English Language Learners
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: done by using a careful and organized procedure
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: working in a very careful and organized way
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1 : done or arranged in a planned way : using a careful and orderly procedure … he began a methodical search, back and forth across the property … — Carl Hiaasen, Hoot
2 : following a planned and orderly way of doing something especially out of habit He was a slow and methodical worker.
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