French Conversation · Level 94
58 words
French word
méthodique
Pronunciation
IPA/metodik/
Meaning
- adjectivesystematic
Example
Elle suit une approche méthodique.
She takes a systematic approach.
More examples
Il est méthodique dans son travail.
He is methodical in his work.
Core concept
A carefully arranged process that advances steadily from one planned stage to the next.
Common phrases
approche méthodique
a methodical approach
travail méthodique
methodical work
personne méthodique
a methodical person
Similar words
organisé: Planned and organized to make progress efficiently and avoid waste.
ordonné: Kept tidy and arranged so that the order is clear.
rigoureux: Carefully observing strict standards and agreements at every step.
systématique: Organized as a whole around a consistent method and sequence.
Definition in French
Qui suit une méthode ou un plan de façon régulière et ordonnée.
Word origin
French méthodique was formed from méthode with the suffix -ique, and méthode ultimately comes from Greek methodos through Latin.
Usage tips
- Méthodique has the same written form for masculine and feminine singular, as in un élève méthodique and une élève méthodique.
Other meanings
- organizedadjective
Opposites
- désordonnédisorganizedadjective
- improviséimprovisedadjective
Related words
- méthodiquementmethodicallyadverb
- méthodicitémethodicalnessnoun