Etymology

From Ancient GreekCategory:English terms derived from Ancient Greek#METHODIC μεθοδικός (methodikós, “going to work by rule, systematic, crafty”).

Adjective

methodic (comparative more methodic, superlative most methodic)Category:English lemmas#METHODICCategory:English adjectives#METHODICCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#METHODICCategory:Pages with entries#METHODICCategory:Pages with 1 entry#METHODIC

1. methodical
   • 1751, James Harris, Hermes, a philosophical inquiry concerning universal grammar:

     Aristotle, strict, methodic, and orderly.

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2. (philosophyCategory:en:Philosophy#METHODIC) Chosen for the sake of its effect, rather than for its own sake; sometimes distinguished from real.