systematically

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/ UK /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a methodical manner according to a fixed plan or system

They systematically catalogued every artefact in the collection.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a methodical manner... methodically orderly logically consistently thoroughly

Opposites

randomly haphazardly chaoticallyunsystematically

Word family

Related forms system systematic systematize

Etymology

From systematic + -ly, ultimately from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole').

σύστημα Ancient Greek συνίστημι Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# systematically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsɪstəˈmætɪkli/

## Meanings
1. in a methodical manner according to a fixed plan or system

## Examples
- They systematically catalogued every artefact in the collection.

## Synonyms
- methodically
- orderly
- logically
- consistently
- thoroughly

## Antonyms
- randomly
- haphazardly
- chaotically
- unsystematically

## Related Forms
- system
- systematic
- systematize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: σύστημα
- Root: συνίστημι

## Etymology
From systematic + -ly, ultimately from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole').

## AI Etymology
Systematically comes from systematic + -ly, ultimately from Late Latin systematicus, from Ancient Greek sustēmatikos, from sustēma ('organized whole'). The suffix is part of the word's derivational shape, marking the final grammatical or semantic role while the base supplies the central meaning. As an adverb, it carries the sense "in a methodical manner according to a fixed plan or system", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Ancient Greek σύστημα and Ancient Greek συνίστημι. Related words include system, systematic, systematize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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