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- Dictionarycategorical/ˌkatɪˈɡɒrɪkl/
adjective
- 1. unambiguously explicit and direct: "a categorical assurance"
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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?
CATEGORICAL definition: 1. without any doubt or possibility of being changed: 2. relating to a category (= a type or group…. Learn more.
adjective. If you are categorical about something, you state your views very definitely and firmly. ...his categorical denial of the charges of sexual harassment. He is quite categorical that the U.N. should only help the innocent civilian population.
Categorical means absolute, unqualified, unconditional. If you ask someone to marry you and she says maybe, you might be able to persuade her. If it's no, you might still have a chance.
adj. 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.
Categorical definition: without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional. See examples of CATEGORICAL used in a sentence.
Definition of categorical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
categorical meaning, definition, what is categorical: a categorical statement is a clear state...: Learn more.
categorical meaning: If someone is categorical about what they say, they say it with force and are completely certain…. Learn more.
To be categorical, a judgment does not require a belief in existence, but only that something, existent or not, is (or is not) determined; and there are two quite different attitudes of mind even to a non-existent thing, such as a square circle, namely, unconditional and conditional belief.
