adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Canada, General-American:/mɪˈθɑdɪkəl/
Canada, General-American:[mɪˈθɑɾɪkəɫ]
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CMU ARPABET:M AH0 TH AA1 D AH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:M AH0 TH AA1 D IH0 K AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
characterized by method and orderliness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a methodical scholar
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”) + -al.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
metódicu
— in an organized manner
Belarusian:
метады́чны
(mjetadýčny)
— in an organized manner
Catalan:
metòdic
— in an organized manner
Danish:
metodisk
— in an organized manner
Finnish:
järjestelmällinen
— in an organized manner
Finnish:
systemaattinen
— in an organized manner
French:
méthodique
— in an organized manner
Galician:
metódico
— in an organized manner
German:
methodisch
— in an organized manner
Greek:
μεθοδικός
(methodikós)
— in an organized manner
Ancient Greek:
μεθοδικός
(methodikós)
— in an organized manner
Hungarian:
módszeres
— in an organized manner
Italian:
metodico
— in an organized manner
Japanese:
几帳面な
(kichōmen na)
— in an organized manner
Kazakh:
әдістемелік
(ädıstemelık)
— in an organized manner
Latvian:
metodisks
— in an organized manner
Māori:
hakune
— in an organized manner
Norwegian Bokmål:
metodisk
— in an organized manner
Norwegian Nynorsk:
metodisk
— in an organized manner
Polish:
metodyczny
— in an organized manner
Portuguese:
metódico
— in an organized manner
Romanian:
metodic
— in an organized manner
Russian:
методи́ческий
(metodíčeskij)
— in an organized manner
Russian:
методи́чный
(metodíčnyj)
— in an organized manner
Spanish:
metódico
— in an organized manner
Swedish:
metodisk
— in an organized manner
Turkish:
düzenli
— in an organized manner
Turkish:
metodik
— in an organized manner
Turkish:
sistematik
— in an organized manner
Turkish:
sistemli
— in an organized manner
Ukrainian:
методи́чний
(metodýčnyj)
— in an organized manner
Volapük:
metodik
— in an organized manner
Yiddish:
מעטאָדיש
(metodish)
— in an organized manner