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- Dictionarycategorically/ˌkatəˈɡɒrɪk(ə)li/
adverb
- 1. in a way that is unambiguously explicit and direct: "the rules state categorically, 'No Violence'"
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in a way that is without any doubt or possibility of being changed: He categorically refused to take part in the project. Top executives categorically denied that the bank was in trouble. Fewer examples. We categorically reject the use of violence. He insisted that the report is fundamentally flawed and categorically untrue.
1. : absolute, unqualified. a categorical denial. 2. a. : of, relating to, or constituting a category. b. : involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories. a categorical system for classifying books. categorically. ˌka-tə-ˈgȯr-i-k (ə-)lē. -ˈgär- adverb. Did you know?
Categorically definition: without exception; unconditionally; absolutely. See examples of CATEGORICALLY used in a sentence.
Categorically means in a way that's so clear that it's impossible to be confused or uncertain. When your sister categorically warns you against snooping in her diary, there's no mistaking what she means.
1. Being without exception or qualification; absolute: a categorical refusal. 2. a. Of or relating to a category or categories. b. According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens. cat′e·gor′i·cal·ly adv. cat′e·gor′i·cal·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
categorically relating to a category (= a type or group in a system for dividing things into similar types or groups ) : The following categorical variables were used.
adjective. without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial. Synonyms: downright, flat, positive. 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.
