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Definition of "methodical" []

  • Arranged or proceeding in regular, systematic order. (adjective)
  • Characterized by ordered and systematic habits or behavior. See Synonyms at orderly. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "methodical" in a sentence
  • "LAVENDERA: We don't know who Gonzalez is talking about exactly but investigators they have arrested all the men who carried out what they call the methodical and chilling murders of the Billings 'couple."
  • "LAVANDERA: We don't know who Gonzalez is talking about exactly, but investigators say they've arrested all the men who carried out what they called the methodical and chilling murders of the Billings couple."
  • "An apartment complex there as well, and are going essentially house to house in what they describe as a methodical search, trying to capture the suspect."