systematically

English

Etymology

From systematic +‎ -ally.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪk.li/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adverb

systematically (comparative more systematically, superlative most systematically)

1. In an organized manner; utilising a system.

   Taxonomy seeks to systematically name all living organisms; each species has one name and everyone can figure out what that name is.

   • 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide‎^[2], page 5:

     Starting from this base list, a number of databases were systematically searched for terms, with especial effort taken to discover the earliest attestation possible[.]

Synonyms

• methodically, systemwise; see also Thesaurus:methodically

Related terms

• systematic
• systematics

Translations

in an organized manner

• Catalan: sistemàticament (ca)
• French: systématiquement (fr)
• Galician: sistematicamente
• Georgian: სისტემატურად (sisṭemaṭurad)
• German: systematisch (de)
• Hebrew: שִׁיטָתִית (shitatit), סִיסְטֶמָטִית (sistematit)
• Hungarian: szisztematikusan, tervszerűen (hu)
• Italian: sistematicamente (it)
• Polish: systematycznie (pl)
• Portuguese: sistematicamente (pt)
• Russian: системати́чески (ru) (sistematíčeski)
• Spanish: sistemáticamente (es)
• Ukrainian: системати́чно (systematýčno)