methodical

 
Pronunciation: /mɪˈθɒdɪk(ə)l/

adjective

  • done according to a systematic or established procedure: a methodical approach to the evaluation of computer systems
  • (of a person) orderly or systematic in thought or behaviour: she was so methodical, she kept everything documented a methodical man, he assembled all the papers into a huge pile

Derivatives

methodic

adjective

methodically

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: via late Latin from Greek methodikos (from methodos: see method) + -al