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[ kat-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor- ] / ˌkæt ɪˈgɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈgɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR categorical ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivewithout 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. Also cat·e·gor·ic [kat-i-gawr-ik, -gor-] /ˌkæt ɪˈgɔr ɪk, -ˈgɒr-/ . Origin of categoricalFirst recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin catēgoric(us) (from Greek katēgorikós; see category, -ic) + -al1 SYNONYMS FOR categorical1 positive, flat, downright. SEE SYNONYMS FOR categorical ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM categoricalcat·e·gor·i·cal·ly, adverbcat·e·gor·i·cal·ness, nounnon·cat·e·gor·i·cal, adjectivenon·cat·e·gor·i·cal·ness, noun un·cat·e·gor·i·cal, adjectiveun·cat·e·gor·i·cal·ness, noun Words nearby categoricalcatechu, catechumen, categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar, categorical, categorical imperative, categorically, categoric contact, categorize, category Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for categoricalHe actively blamed and condemned women—not just individually, but as a categorical whole—for his shortcomings. Let’s Get Real: Santa Barbara Was a Terrorist Act|Sally Kohn|May 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST He is a writing school of one, and Made to Break ushers his literary energies into categorical existence. Novelist D. Foy Dubs His Debut ‘Gutter Opera’ And Who Are We To Argue?|J.T. Price|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST Obviously, as a Democratic candidate for governor, he has shifted away from this categorical support for pro-gun measures. Crusader for Gun Rights Aims for Second Shot With Dems|Jamelle Bouie|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Charlene calls reports she tried to flee Monaco 'categorical lies' Princess Charlene of Monaco: I Was Not A Runaway Royal Bride|Tom Sykes|July 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The appeal of Kahanism, like all kinds of racism and fascism, lies in its simplicity and categorical consistency. My Former Life As a Kahanist Posterboy|Zack Parker|June 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST That was the Categorical Imperative, and Cecilia believed in it. Cecilia|F. Marion Crawford This is why they confuse the categorical and the universal with the hypothetical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various Malone was snapping out his words with categorical crispness. Destiny|Charles Neville Buck But since you ask the question and require a categorical answer, I will make my confession. Don Orsino|F. Marion Crawford In the business of everyday life, nothing is commoner than the categorical judgment sweeping and assured in its affirmatives. Three Plays|Luigi Pirandello
British Dictionary definitions for categorical
adjectiveunqualified; positive; unconditionala categorical statement relating to or included in a category logic another word for categorial Derived forms of categoricalcategorically, adverbcategoricalness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to categoricalunambiguous, definitive, clear-cut, unequivocal, definite, forthright, emphatic, absolute, certain, direct, downright, express, flat out, positive, specific, sure, ultimate, unmitigated, unqualified, unreserved |