systematic

Sometimes sys·tem·at·i·cal

[sis-tuh-mat-ik]

adjective

1. having, showing, or involving a system, method, or plan.

   a systematic course of reading; systematic efforts.

2. given to or using a system or method; methodical.

   a systematic person.

3. arranged in or comprising an ordered system.

   systematic theology.

4. concerned with classification.

   systematic botany.

5. pertaining to, based on, or in accordance with a system of classification.

   the systematic names of plants.

systematic

/ ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. characterized by the use of order and planning; methodical

   a systematic administrator

2. comprising or resembling a system

   systematic theology

3. Also: systematical. biology of or relating to the taxonomic classification of organisms

Other Word Forms

• systematically adverb
• systematicness noun
• intersystematic adjective
• intersystematical adjective
• nonsystematic adjective
• nonsystematical adjective
• oversystematic adjective
• oversystematicness noun
• presystematic adjective
• quasi-systematic adjective
• unsystematic adjective
• unsystematical adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of systematic¹

First recorded in 1670–80; from Late Latin systēmaticus, from Greek systēmatikós, equivalent to systēmat- (stem of sýstēma ) “system” + -ikos adjective suffix; system, -ic

Synonym Study

See orderly.

Example Sentences

Last January the European Court of Human Rights found Greece guilty of illegal and "systematic" pushbacks of asylum seekers to Turkey.

From BBC

Hamas denounced what it called the "operations of systematic destruction" by Israeli forces in Gaza City, saying they constituted "an unprecedented violation" of international law.

From BBC

The powerful baseliner has never reached the second week of a major and seemed to lack confidence at times against Kostyuk - seemingly systematic of her lack of her form.

From BBC

The Gaza Health Ministry condemned the attacks, characterizing them as “a continuation of the systematic destruction of the health system and the continuation of genocide.”

From Los Angeles Times

"There is systematic racial abuse. Your rights are not respected - they don't care about your wellbeing."

From BBC

Related Words

• efficient 
• methodical 
• organized 
• precise 
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