categorically en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /kæt.əˈɡɒ.ɹɪk.(ə.)li/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From categorical + -ly.
Meanings
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In a categorical manner. ▸ By the use of categories; defining a category; defined by, or corollary to, a category.
Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) generically, classically, typically
a welfare scheme for the categorically needy
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(modal) In a categorical manner. ▸ Absolutely; in all regards (leaving no doubt or ambiguity).
She categorically denied all allegations of misconduct.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination.
2013 January 3, Luke Harding, Uki Goni, The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more categorically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most categorically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
on a case-by-case basis · exceptionally · conditionally · to an extent · partially · partly · in a way · instantially
Coordinates
contractually · constitutionally · statutorily
Deriveds
Synonyms
well and truly · stark · in full · from the rooter to the tooter · outright · downright · from top to toe · from top to bottom · utterly · totes · properly · altogether · completely · head to toe · plumb · to the core · classically · from stem to stern · blind · wholly · through and through · detailly · whole · fully · cold · to the full · perfectly · straight up · cap-a-pie · handsomely · truly · typically · one hundred percent · purely · all the way · tout à fait · categorically · at length · soundly · first and last · stock · from soup to nuts · right · hook · soup-to-nuts · entirely · from A to Z · top to toe · to the bone · whole cloth · definitively · completely · stone-cold · and barrel · top to tail · wholly · flat out · line · totally · particularly · root and branch · at large · absolutely · lock · exhaustively · unconditionally · finally · out and out · flat-out · and sinker · from head to toe · all-out · head to foot · out-and-out · generically · in detail · quite · totally · from aardvark to zymurgy · head to tail · heartily
Translations (23)
mk категорично (In a categorical manner) · uk категори́чно (In a categorical manner) · ru категори́чески (In a categorical manner) · fr catégoriellement (by the use of categories) · sv kategoriskt (In a categorical manner) · es tajantemente (In a categorical manner) · bg категорѝчно (In a categorical manner) · pl kategorycznie (In a categorical manner) · ka კატეგორიულად (In a categorical manner) · nl categorisch (In a categorical manner) · ja 漏れなく (In a categorical manner) · es categóricamente (In a categorical manner) · fr catégoriquement (In a categorical manner) · es en redondo (In a categorical manner) · ca categòricament (In a categorical manner) · es terminantemente (In a categorical manner) · ja 例外無く (In a categorical manner) · it categoricamente (In a categorical manner) · es rotundamente (In a categorical manner) · hu kategorikusan (In a categorical manner) · ja 遍く (In a categorical manner) · ja 無条件に (In a categorical manner) · pt categoricamente (In a categorical manner)