systematic

English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) systematick

Etymology

From system +‎ -atic, from French systématique, from Ancient Greek συστηματικός (sustēmatikós), from σύστημᾰ (sústēma) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós). Doublet of systemic.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. Carried out using a planned, ordered procedure.
2. Methodical, regular and orderly.
3. Of, or relating to taxonomic classification.
4. (proscribed) Of, relating to, or being a system. (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Antonyms

• chaotic
• haphazard
• unsystematic

Derived terms

• systematically
• systematicity
• systematics

Related terms

• systemic

Translations

of, relating to, or being a system

• Asturian: sistemáticu
• Bulgarian: системен (bg) (sistemen)
• Catalan: sistemàtic (ca)
• Czech: systémový (cs)
• Esperanto: sistema (eo)
• Finnish: järjestelmä-
• French: systématique (fr)
• Galician: sistemático
• German: System- (de)

• Occitan: sistematic
• Polish: systemowy (pl)
• Portuguese: sistemático (pt)
• Romanian: sistemic, sistematic (ro)
• Russian: систе́мный (ru) (sistémnyj)
• Spanish: sistemático

carried out using a planned, ordered procedure

• Arabic: مُمَنْهَج‎ (mumanhaj)
• Asturian: sistemáticu
• Azerbaijani: müntəzəm, sistematik, sistemli
• Belarusian: сістэматы́чны (sistematýčny)
• Bulgarian: систематичен (bg) (sistematičen)
• Catalan: sistemàtic (ca)
• Czech: systematický (cs)
• Danish: systematisk
• Dutch: stelselmatig (nl), systematisch (nl)
• Finnish: järjestelmällinen (fi)
• French: systématique (fr)
• Galician: sistemático
• German: systematisch (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: μεθοδικός (methodikós)

• Hungarian: tervszerű (hu), szisztematikus (hu)
• Indonesian: sistematis (id)

• Italian: sistematico (it)
• Maori: pūnahanaha
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: systematisk

  Nynorsk: systematisk

• Occitan: sistematic
• Persian: سیستماتیک‎ (fa) (sistemátik)
• Polish: systematyczny (pl), planowy (pl)
• Portuguese: sistemático (pt)
• Russian: системати́ческий (ru) (sistematíčeskij), системати́чный (ru) (sistematíčnyj)
• Spanish: sistemático
• Swedish: systematisk (sv)
• Tagalog: maayusin
• Ukrainian: системати́чний (systematýčnyj)

methodical, regular and orderly

• Arabic: مُمَنْهَج‎ (mumanhaj)
• Bulgarian: методичен (bg) (metodičen)
• Catalan: sistemàtic (ca)
• Czech: systematický (cs)
• Danish: systematisk
• Dutch: systematisch (nl), stelselmatig (nl)
• Finnish: järjestelmällinen (fi)
• German: systematisch (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: μεθοδικός (methodikós)

• Hungarian: szisztematikus (hu), rendszeres (hu), módszeres (hu)

• Indonesian: sistematis (id)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: systematisk

  Nynorsk: systematisk

• Portuguese: sistemático (pt)
• Romanian: sistematic (ro)
• Russian: методи́чный (ru) (metodíčnyj)
• Swedish: systematisk (sv)
• Tagalog: maayusin

of, or relating to taxonomic classification

• Catalan: sistemàtic (ca)
• Czech: taxonomický (cs)
• Finnish: systemaattinen (fi)
• German: systematisch (de)

• Polish: systematyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: sistemático (pt)
• Tagalog: maayusin

Adverb

systematic (comparative more systematic, superlative most systematic)

1. (colloquial) systematically
   • 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann:

     "So soon as they've settled all our guns and ships, and smashed our railways, and done all the things they are doing over there, they will begin catching us systematic, picking the best and storing us in cages and things."

   • 2019, Sewell Ford, Torchy and Vee‎^[1]:

     And say, when them Gogs started out to put a thing through they did it systematic and thorough.