amethodical

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ methodical.

Adjective

amethodical (comparative more amethodical, superlative most amethodical)

1. Not methodical; unsystematic.
   • 2006, Brian Fitzgerald, Eleanor Wynn, IT Innovation for Adaptability and Competitiveness, page 7:

     They suggest instead a shift in the development mode from structured, orderly and methodical to unstructured, emergent and amethodical to fulfill the requirements set by the new development environments.

   • 2008, Chris Barry, Kieran Conboy, Michael Lang, Information Systems Development:

     In one-off customer relationships, the amethodical approach was favored (although company B was also amethodical with a solid customer base).

   • 2010, William Wei Song, Shenghua Xu, Changxuan Wan, Information Systems Development, page 231:

     It is remarkable that even though the approach taken in the case study was of a highly methodical nature, two of the three shortcomings of amethodical approaches as earlier outlined were experienced.

   • 2010, Robert Winter, J. Leon Zhao, Stephan Aier, Global Perspectives on Design Science Research, page 143:

     Moreover, “the concept of method ... occupies an extremely privileged status in formal information systems development thought” while “the possibility that amethodical development might be the normal way” of building systems has “almost entirely elud[ed] the systems development literature."

Derived terms

• amethodically

 

Translations

Translations

• Polish: ametodyczny
• Portuguese: ametódico

Anagrams

• machiolated