categorical

cat·e·gor·i·cal  (kt-gôr-kl, -gr-) also cat·e·gor·ic (-k)

adj.

1. Being without exception or qualification; absolute. See Synonyms at explicit.

2.

a. Of or relating to a category or categories.

b. According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens.

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cate·gori·cal·ly adv.

cate·gori·cal·ness n.

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categorical [ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪk^əl], categoric

adj

1. unqualified; positive; unconditional a categorical statement

2. relating to or included in a category

3. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic another word for categorial

categorically  adv

categoricalness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	categorical - relating to or included in a category or categories categoric
	2.	categorical - not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" categoric, unconditional, flat unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"

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categorical

adjective absolute, direct, express, positive, explicit, unconditional, emphatic, downright, unequivocal, unqualified, unambiguous, unreserved He issued a categorical denial that he had had an affair.
qualified, uncertain, vague, questionable, conditional, hesitant, indefinite

Translations

categorical [ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪkəl] ADJ → categórico, terminante; [refusal] → rotundo

categorical [ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪk^əl] adj (= unequivocal) [denial, assurance] → catégorique
to be categorical that → être catégorique sur le fait que

categorical

adj statement, denial → kategorisch; he was quite categorical about it → er hat das mit Bestimmtheit gesagt; categorical imperative → kategorischer Imperativ

categorical [ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪk/əl] categoric [ˌkætɪˈgɒrɪk] adj → categorico/a