Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a systematic manner; in the form of a system; methodically; with system, or deliberate method.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a systematic manner; methodically.
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- adverb In an organized manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a systematic or consistent manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Simonians, themselves influenced by the theocrats, were the first to use the term systematically in the mid-1820's, to refer to a complex of related elements which they held to characterize the modern “critical epoch” originating with the Reformation.
TYPES OF INDIVIDUALISM STEVEN LUKES 1968
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The engagement with an author which begins with his first novel and goes forward, one novel after the other, following a development systematically, is a very rare one.
The Skating Rink by Roberto Bolaño – review Philip Hensher 2010
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Not until the 1980s did scientists begin systematically searching for asteroids near Earth.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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Not until the 1980s did scientists begin systematically searching for asteroids near Earth.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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Not until the 1980s did scientists begin systematically searching for asteroids near Earth.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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"One potential solution is for primary care physicians and psychiatrists to begin systematically identifying and treating alcohol dependence in their patients," he says.
Epilepsy Drug Helps Alcoholics Quit the Bottle | Impact Lab 2007
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Fishing Strategy: To cover as much likely water with as little disturbance as possible, work systematically from the tail to the head and from near water to far.
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Trotsky (Orwell's Snowball), Stalin systematically murders many.
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She put advertisements in the local papers and left notices at some of the Beaminster shops, and, when these attempts produced no results, she called systematically on all the people she knew, and did her best -- very much against the grain -- to ask for pupils.
A True Friend A Novel Adeline Sergeant
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The importance of training for both officers and men may, in the words of an authority upon the subject, be summarized thus: "A sound system of training, like a good organization, must be built up systematically from the bottom."
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