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categorical or categoric Adjective absolutely clear and certain: he was categorical in his denial categorically adv
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categorical adjective absolute, direct, express, positive, explicit, unconditional, emphatic, downright, unequivocal, unqualified, unambiguous, unreserved << OPPOSITE vague |
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| A direct and categorical negative has something in the appearance of it more harsh, and more apt to irritate, than the mere suggestion of argumentative objections to be approved or disapproved by those to whom they are addressed. Mr Supple is a man of sense, and gives you the best advice; and the whole world, I believe, will concur in his opinion; but I must tell you I expect an immediate answer to my categorical proposals. Of course such a direct question, put in a very categorical way, caused the questioned to blush, if it did not induce her to smile. |
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