Methodical
Methodical adjective - Following a set method, arrangement, or pattern.
Professional and methodical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Professional" instead an adjective "Methodical".
Professional
Professional adjective - Of or relating to or suitable as a profession.
Methodical and professional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Methodical" instead an adjective "Professional".
Both words in one sentence
- He is extremely methodical and professional about the entire process and hates deviating from his routine since that is likely to get him caught.
Source: Consummate Professional - Based on the narration and his few spoken lines, Bonds is methodical, professional, and properly detached throughout the entire game, but he will not stop for anything to bring Bains down and protect Marie.
Source: Video Game / Police Quest -
Lawyer-Friendly Cameo: Jacob and his methodical approach to picking up seems to be a clear allusion to the professional pickup artists subscribing to the "Mystery Method" and its successors, as described in Neil Strauss' book The Game.
Source: Film / Crazy Stupid Love
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