methodic
English
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”).
Adjective
editmethodic (comparative more methodic, superlative most methodic)
- methodical
- 1751, James Harris, Hermes, a philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar:
- Aristotle, strict, methodic, and orderly.
- (philosophy) Chosen for the sake of its effect, rather than for its own sake; sometimes distinguished from real.
Quotations
edit- For quotations using this term, see Citations:methodic.