Literary notes about methodically (AI summary)
The adverb "methodically" is frequently employed to evoke a sense of deliberate, organized action that imbues both mundane and grand activities with a measured, almost ritualistic precision. In narratives, it can highlight the intricacies of a character's behavior or a process, whether it's the careful folding of paper [1] or the precise arrangement of ingots [2]. It underscores a systematic approach that spans tasks as ordinary as housekeeping [3] to the disciplined execution of military plans [4], reinforcing the notion that both thoughts and actions are underpinned by a steadfast, orderly deliberation [5, 6].
- Long after she had gone the German folded his paper up methodically, and put it in his pocket.
— from The Story of an African Farm by Olive Schreiner - Captain Nemo took out the ingots one by one and arranged them methodically inside the chest, filling it to the top.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne - Then, he pulled down the window-blinds, drew the curtains, wound up his watch, and, quite leisurely and methodically, got into bed.
— from The Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens - On October 31st, in continuation of the Flanders offensive, they attacked and methodically broke down all enemy resistance.
— from History of the World War: An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War by Richard Joseph Beamish - Then with a sigh he went methodically to work.
— from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. Du Bois - At bottom, the confidence inspired by scientific concepts is due to the fact that they can be methodically controlled.
— from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim
