Methodical

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Proceeding with regard to method; systematic.

II. Methodical ·adj Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians called methodists.

III. Methodical ·adj Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; as, the methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical treatise.