Antonyms for methodical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : muh-thod-i-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : məˈθɒd ɪ kəl


Definition of methodical

Origin :
  • 1560s, with -al (1) and methodic (1540s), from Middle French methodique, from Late Latin methodicus, from Greek methodikos, from methodos (see method). Related: Methodically.
  • adj organized
Example sentences :
  • Do you think your habits are as precise and methodical as—shall I say as mine are?
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It had been all the better for him had he learnt to be methodical with his money.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • The actions of the mothers were as methodical as well trained nurses.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • The daily routine of the mission station is most methodical.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • Realize it thoroughly: it is a methodical not an accidental world.
  • Extract from : « Pax Vobiscum » by Henry Drummond
  • Hilary Grendon was a methodical man: that was the reason he had survived.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • You would be surprised (at least I was) to see how practical and methodical I can be.
  • Extract from : « The Stark Munro Letters » by J. Stark Munro
  • Here, as in every science, the starting-point must be methodical doubt.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • We are thus brought back to the process of methodical sampling.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Study of History » by Charles V. Langlois
  • She was wholly calm now; methodical with her last directions.
  • Extract from : « Beyond the Vanishing Point » by Raymond King Cummings

Synonyms for methodical

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