categorically

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪkli/ UK /ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in an absolute and unqualified manner

He categorically denied any involvement in the scheme.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · in an absolute and... absolutelyunconditionallyunequivocally explicitly emphatically flatly

Opposites

tentatively conditionally equivocally

Word family

Related forms categorical category categoric

Etymology

From categorical + -ly, ultimately from Greek kategoria ('predication'), from kategorein ('to assert, accuse').

kategoria Ancient Greek kategorein Ancient Greek

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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