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methodical

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1. methodical - Adjective

2. methodical - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; as, the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise.

Proceeding with regard to method; systematic.

Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists.

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All human errors are impatience, a premature breaking off of methodical procedure, an apparent fencing-in of what is apparently at issue. Franz Kafka

When you're young you try to be methodical and philosophical, but reality keeps breaking in. Randall Jarrell

One thing I can tell you is this, that I am not a methodical writer. Wole Soyinka

A methodical people," pulsed the voice of Kesa Khan. "They call themselves civilized because they can build tall castles and pitch their tents with geometric precision, but from here you can see the reality. Ants build in the same way. Are they civilized? David Gemmell

One Step Forward, Two Steps Backward, written by Lenin, an outstanding member of the Iskra group, is a methodical exposition of the ideas of the ultra-centralist tendency in the Russian movement. The viewpoint presented with incomparable vigor and logic in this book, is that of pitiless centralism. Rosa Luxemburg

He is at pains to avoid making enemies. He is slow, but very methodical. He displays marked tactical ability, though he is inclined to spend overmuch time on his appreciation. Friedrich Paulus

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