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categorically

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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.
cate·gori·cal·ly adv.
cate·gori·cal·ness n.
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Adv.1.categoricallycategorically - in an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges"
flatly, unconditionally
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categorically [kætɪˈgɔrɪkəlɪ] adv → categóricamente, terminantemente


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"I suppose," said Gilbert, sitting down with a resigned air, "the only thing to do in a case of this kind is to have patience and go at the matter categorically.
Anne's House of Dreams by Montgomery, Lucy Maud View in context
But, to amuse you, dearest, let me describe these people more categorically in my next letter, and tell you in detail about their lives.
Poor Folk by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
No more can it be explained than can a human judge, sentencing a convicted criminal and imposing eight years imprisonment instead of the five or nine years that also at the same time floated upward in his brain, explain why he categorically determined on eight years as the just, adequate punishment.
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