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categorical
[ kat-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor- ]
adjective
- without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional:
a categorical denial.
- Logic.
- (of a proposition) analyzable into a subject and an attribute related by a copula, as in the proposition “All humans are mortal.”
- (of a syllogism) having categorical propositions as premises.
- of, relating to, or in a category.
categorical
/ ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪkəl /
adjective
- unqualified; positive; unconditional
a categorical statement
- relating to or included in a category
- logic another word for categorial
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Derived Forms
- ˌcateˈgoricalness, noun
- ˌcateˈgorically, adverb
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Other Words From
- cat·e·gor·i·cal·ly adverb
- cat·e·gor·i·cal·ness noun
- non·cat·e·gor·i·cal adjective
- non·cat·e·gor·i·cal·ness noun
- un·cat·e·gor·i·cal adjective
- un·cat·e·gor·i·cal·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of categorical1
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Example Sentences
He actively blamed and condemned women—not just individually, but as a categorical whole—for his shortcomings.
He is a writing school of one, and Made to Break ushers his literary energies into categorical existence.
Obviously, as a Democratic candidate for governor, he has shifted away from this categorical support for pro-gun measures.
Both women issued categorical denials even before the photos hit newsstands.
Charlene calls reports she tried to flee Monaco 'categorical lies'
It was a strange case of mistaken identity which persisted for many years in spite of categorical denials.
As I dressed a number of frightful posers came into my head about you, and I want categorical answers.
The single categorical negation of the President is that he neither saw nor read the recommendation.
The highest norms were not present with a categorical affirmation of their reality and value.
For we should discover that speech is a much less categorical matter than we had been led to suppose.
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