adj.
Pronunciation: m ə - ' thä-di-k ə l
Variant: also me · thod · ic \ -dik \
Function: adjective
Date: 1570
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>
– me · thod · i · cal · ly \ -di-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– me · thod · i · cal · ness \ -di-k ə l-n ə s \ noun