Dictionary

systematically en · ADV

Pronunciation

• [ˌsɪs.təˈmæɾ.ɪ.kli] (Australia, Canada, General-American)
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• /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/ (Australia, Canada, General-American)
• /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English systematic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English systematically From systematic + -ally.

Meanings

1. In a systematic manner; organizedly or methodically.
   • Taxonomy seeks to systematically name all living organisms; each species has one name and everyone can figure out what that name is.
   • Blast after blast, fiery outbreak after fiery outbreak, like a flaming barrage from within,[…]most of Edison's grounds soon became an inferno. As though on an incendiary rampage, the fires systematically devoured the contents of Edison's headquarters and facilities. 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion:
   • 'Something political, I'm pretty sure, sir. A lot of those Sinn Feiners are out to make trouble systematically just now. And you'd be surprised to find who are more or less in with them—all sorts of people.' 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
   • Starting from this base list, a number of databases were systematically searched for terms, with especial effort taken to discover the earliest attestation possible[.] 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 5:

Forms

Relateds

systematic · systematics

Synonyms

methodically · systemwise

Translations (15)

ru системати́чески (in an organized manner) · de systematisch (in an organized manner) · he שִׁיטָתִית (in an organized manner) · it sistematicamente (in an organized manner) · uk системати́чно (in an organized manner) · ca sistemàticament (in an organized manner) · hu tervszerűen (in an organized manner) · pl systematycznie (in an organized manner) · pt sistematicamente (in an organized manner) · hu szisztematikusan (in an organized manner) · es sistemáticamente (in an organized manner) · ka სისტემატურად (in an organized manner) · he סִיסְטֶמָטִית (in an organized manner) · gl sistematicamente (in an organized manner) · fr systématiquement (in an organized manner)