categoric

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkætəˈɡɔrɪk/ UK /ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
unqualified and absolute; explicit

He gave a categoric denial of any involvement.

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Synonyms

1 adj · unqualified and absolute;... categorical absolute unqualified explicit unconditional emphatic express

Opposites

qualified conditional tentative

Word family

Derived forms categorically

Related forms category categorical categorize

Etymology

From Late Latin categoricus, from Greek kategorikos ('affirmative, predicated'), from kategoria ('predication, accusation'), from kategorein ('to accuse, assert').

kategoria Ancient Greek kategorein Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# categoric

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌkætəˈɡɔrɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪk/

## Meanings
1. unqualified and absolute; explicit

## Examples
- He gave a categoric denial of any involvement.

## Synonyms
- categorical
- absolute
- unqualified
- explicit
- unconditional
- emphatic
- express

## Antonyms
- qualified
- conditional
- tentative

## Derived Forms
- categorically

## Related Forms
- category
- categorical
- categorize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: kategoria
- Root: kategorein

## Etymology
From Late Latin categoricus, from Greek kategorikos ('affirmative, predicated'), from kategoria ('predication, accusation'), from kategorein ('to accuse, assert').

## AI Etymology
Categoric is from Late Latin categoricus, from Greek kategorikos ('affirmative, predicated'), from kategoria ('predication, accusation'), from kategorein ('to accuse, assert'). Important recorded forms include kategoria (Ancient Greek) and kategorein (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers unqualified and absolute; explicit. The wider family includes derived forms such as categorically and related words such as category, categorical, and categorize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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