systematically

From systematic + -ally.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/

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• (General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌsɪs.təˈmæt.ɪ.kli/, [ˌsɪs.təˈmæɾ.ɪ.kli]

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[.]

• methodically, systemwise; see also Thesaurus:methodically

• systematic
• systematics