amethodicaladj.

Brit.

/ˌamᵻˈθɒdᵻkl/,

/ˌeɪmᵻˈθɒdᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌæməˈθɑdək(ə)l/,

/ˌeɪməˈθɑdək(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, methodical adj.

Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + methodical adj. Compare earlier amethodically adv., and also earlier amethodist n.Apparently independently re-formed in the 20th cent.

Lacking or without method; unmethodical. Also: (in early use, with reference to medical treatment) †not in accordance with the doctrines and practice of the Methodist school of physicians (see methodist n. 2a and cf. methodical adj. 2) (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > unmethodical

unmethodical1570

amethodical1664

desultory1740

methodless1849

puttering1855

casual1883

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > lacking system or method

unmethodical1570

immethodical1605

immethoded1653

amethodical1664

unsystematic1770

unsystematical1780

systemless1805

ramble-scramble1827

immethodic1858

rag-tag1860

impressionistic1909

presystematic1931

1664 E. Maynwaring Tutela Sanitatis (ed. 2) Ep. Ded. sig. a^v By a seminal power and vertue from Parents, the ill effects and products of irregular and amethodical living is implanted and charactarized in their off-spring.

1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 226/1 The Cure must sometimes be amethodical.

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Amethodical, that which is done without Method, or without any Methodical Rational Prescription, as Quacks do.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Amethodical, out of method; without method; irregular. [Also in later dictionaries.]

1934 Bull. Amer. Libr. Assoc. 28 730/2 Some young writers have attempted to innovate by changing the angle of observation, by substituting an amethodical form for the arranged form.

1976 K. H. Wolf Surrender & Catch 79 Unlike surrender, which, we must recall, is unforeseeable and ‘amethodical’ in its essence, ‘surrender to’ can be a method.

2004 G. Alaa & G. Fitzgerald in B. Fitzgerald & E. Wynn IT Innovation for Adaptability & Competitiveness 7 They suggest instead a shift in the development mode from structured, orderly and methodical to unstructured, emergent and amethodical.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amethodical
释义	amethodicaladj. Brit. /ˌamᵻˈθɒdᵻkl/, /ˌeɪmᵻˈθɒdᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌæməˈθɑdək(ə)l/, /ˌeɪməˈθɑdək(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix⁶, methodical adj. Etymology: < a- prefix⁶ + methodical adj. Compare earlier amethodically adv., and also earlier amethodist n.Apparently independently re-formed in the 20th cent. Lacking or without method; unmethodical. Also: (in early use, with reference to medical treatment) †not in accordance with the doctrines and practice of the Methodist school of physicians (see methodist n. 2a and cf. methodical adj. 2) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > unmethodical unmethodical1570 amethodical1664 desultory1740 methodless1849 puttering1855 casual1883 the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [adjective] > lacking system or method unmethodical1570 immethodical1605 immethoded1653 amethodical1664 unsystematic1770 unsystematical1780 systemless1805 ramble-scramble1827 immethodic1858 rag-tag1860 impressionistic1909 presystematic1931 1664 E. Maynwaring Tutela Sanitatis (ed. 2) Ep. Ded. sig. a^v By a seminal power and vertue from Parents, the ill effects and products of irregular and amethodical living is implanted and charactarized in their off-spring. 1684 tr. T. Bonet Guide Pract. Physician vi. 226/1 The Cure must sometimes be amethodical. 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Amethodical, that which is done without Method, or without any Methodical Rational Prescription, as Quacks do. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Amethodical, out of method; without method; irregular. [Also in later dictionaries.] 1934 Bull. Amer. Libr. Assoc. 28 730/2 Some young writers have attempted to innovate by changing the angle of observation, by substituting an amethodical form for the arranged form. 1976 K. H. Wolf Surrender & Catch 79 Unlike surrender, which, we must recall, is unforeseeable and ‘amethodical’ in its essence, ‘surrender to’ can be a method. 2004 G. Alaa & G. Fitzgerald in B. Fitzgerald & E. Wynn IT Innovation for Adaptability & Competitiveness 7 They suggest instead a shift in the development mode from structured, orderly and methodical to unstructured, emergent and amethodical. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1664
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