systematically
/ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a systematic manner; organizedly or methodically.
Example Sentences
- "Taxonomy seeks to systematically name all living organisms; each species has one name and everyone can figure out what that name is."
- "'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.'"
- "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."
- "Starting from this base list, a number of databases were systematically searched for terms, with especial effort taken to discover the earliest attestation possible[.]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English systematic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English systematically From systematic + -ally.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/
- British English: /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/
Inflected Forms
more systematically (comparative)
most systematically (superlative)