categorical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌkætəˈɡɔrɪkəl/ UK /ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkəl/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    unconditional and absolute; admitting no exception

    She issued a categorical denial of the charges.

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Derived forms categoricallycategoricalness

Etymology

From Late Latin categoricus + -al, from Greek kategorikos ('affirmative'), from kategoria ('predication'), from kategorein ('to assert, accuse').

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