categorical
AdjectiveUS[kat-uh-gor-ih-kuhl]/ˌkætəˈɡɑrɪkəl/5 syllablesalso [kat-uh-gaw-rih-kuhl] /ˌkætəˈɡɔrɪkəl/
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- relating to or included in a category or categoriesSynonyms: categoricRelating to class
- not modified or restricted by reservations“a categorical denial”“a flat refusal”Synonyms: categoricflatunconditionalOpposite qualifiedSimilar unqualified
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cat′e·gor′ic·al adjective
1. Of or pertaining to a category.
2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer.
The scriptures by a multitude of categorical and intelligible decisions... distinguish between the things seen and temporal and those that are unseen and eternal.— Isaac Taylor
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54