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systematically

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    From systematic + -ally.

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    systematically (comparative more systematically, superlative most systematically)

    1. In a systematic manner; organizedly or methodically.
      Taxonomy seeks to systematically name all living organisms; each species has one name and everyone can figure out what that name is.
      • 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
        'Something political, I'm pretty sure, sir. A lot of those Sinn Feiners are out to make trouble systematically just now. And you'd be surprised to find who are more or less in with them—all sorts of people.'
      • 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[.]

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