Methodical
Methodical adjective - Following a set method, arrangement, or pattern.
Straight and methodical are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straight" instead the word "Methodical" as an adjective or an adverb.
Straight
Straight adjective - Free from irregularities or digressions in course.
Methodical and straight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Methodical" instead the word "Straight" as an adjective or an adverb.
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- By-the-Book Cop: Jessup Rollins is a straight-laced and methodical FBI agent who strictly follows orders to a tee and is practically Married to the Job, as he tells Claire that he's divorced.
Source: Series / The Whispers -
Psycho for Hire: Played very much straight with Gregor (of the cold, methodical type).
Source: Film / Ronin -
Played straight in Hunting Humans, wherein 2 clinical psychopaths and methodical serial killers find themselves having to one-up each other in body-count (with the main character being more or less blackmailed to do so, ironically enough).
Source: Body-Count Competition
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