categoricallyadv.
/katɪˈɡɒrɪkəli/ In a categorical manner; with absolute assertion, absolutely, positively, unconditionally.
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the mind > language > statement > dogmatic assertion > [adverb]
flatly1562
peremptorily1571
flat1577
pontifically1582
roundly1596
categorically1603
plonkingly1965
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [adverb] > conclusively, decisively
undoubtedly1487
concludentlya1575
signanter1579
definitely1581
peremptorily1582
ratifiedly1593
categorically1603
peremptorly1606
lastly1612
perfixedly1613
concludingly1640
decidingly1646
categorematically1654
signantly1656
full-mouthedly1681
conclusively1749
decidedly1764
decisively1789
catecheticallya1834
so1994
1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1355 Of this particle or Conjunction Ει, that is to say, If..nothing can be made nor categorically affirmed.
1619 J. Hales Let. from Dort in Wks. (1765) III. 121 The praeses signified..that..he was now in the name of the synod to require them to answer categorically, yea or no.
1635 E. Pagitt Christianographie 53 Not one word Categorically, plainly, and distinctly set downe, by which Purgatory is taught.
1874 H. Sidgwick Methods of Ethics The categorically imperative function.
1879 W. E. Gladstone Gleanings Past Years VI. iii. 184 That every cause be resolved categorically by an Aye or a No.
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