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systematic
What does systematic mean?
systematic (adjective): characterized by order and planning.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use systematic in a sentence?
- The investigation was very systematic. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce systematic?
/ˌsɪstəˈmætɪk/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does systematic come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin systēmaticus, from Koine Greek συστηματικός (sustēmatikós).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to systematic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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not able; lacking a certain ability
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characterized by order and planning
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feeling sorrow; sorrowful, mournful
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at or constituting a border or edge
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