Methodical
Methodical adjective - Following a set method, arrangement, or pattern.
Pragmatic and methodical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pragmatic" instead an adjective "Methodical".
Pragmatic
Pragmatic adjective - Willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly.
Methodical and pragmatic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Methodical" instead an adjective "Pragmatic".
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The Department Munitorium, ever pragmatic, consider these worlds to be highly valuable as recruiting grounds, as guardsmen recruited from these worlds have a tendency to be disciplined, methodical, and "bloodied" in combat against feral Ork tribes.
Source: Alien Kudzu - This version of her did not go Ax-Crazy, and she remains pragmatic, methodical, and highly effective, affecting an outward veneer of compassion while still being a ruthless, Manipulative Bastard who plays Nanoha like a fiddle.
Source: Magnificent Bastard / Fan Fic -
Delirious was an unhinged madman who lost himself trying to emulate the unfinished character on his mask, but he was always somewhat methodical, pragmatic, had a lot of humorous quirks and notably was not Ax-Crazy, until he got in feud with Hang Men Three at ROH.
Source: Wrestling / Ring of Honor
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