First Known Use: circa 1680
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systematic
adjective sys·tem·at·ic \ˌsis-tə-ˈma-tik\
: using a careful system or method : done according to a system
Full Definition of SYSTEMATIC
1
: relating to or consisting of a system
2
: presented or formulated as a coherent body of ideas or principles <systematic thought>
3
a : methodical in procedure or plan <a systematic approach> <a systematic scholar> b : marked by thoroughness and regularity <systematic efforts>
4
: of, relating to, or concerned with classification; specifically : taxonomic
— sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— sys·tem·at·ic·ness \-tik-nəs\ noun
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Origin of SYSTEMATIC
Late Latin systematicus, from Greek systēmatikos, from systēmat-, systēma
Related to SYSTEMATIC
- Synonyms
- neat, orderly, organized, regular, methodical, systematized
Rhymes with SYSTEMATIC
achromatic, acrobatic, aerobatic, anabatic, antistatic, aromatic, Asiatic, astigmatic, autocratic, automatic, bureaucratic, charismatic, cinematic, democratic, diplomatic, Eleatic, emblematic, enzymatic, Hanseatic, hieratic, Hippocratic, hydrostatic, kerygmatic, kleptocratic, melismatic, mobocratic, monocratic, morganatic, numismatic, operatic, phallocratic, photostatic, plutocratic, pre-Socratic, problematic, programmatic, symptomatic, technocratic, theocratic, thermostatic, undogmatic, undramatic
SYSTEMATICALLY Defined for Kids
systematic
adjective sys·tem·at·ic \ˌsi-stə-ˈma-tik\
Definition of SYSTEMATIC for Kids
: using a system or a regular and orderly method <She works in a systematic way.>
— sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly \-ti-kə-lē\ adverb
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systematic
adjective sys·tem·at·ic \ˌsis-tə-ˈmat-ik\
Medical Definition of SYSTEMATIC
: of, relating to, or concerned with classification; specifically : taxonomic
—sys·tem·at·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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