categorically
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6.5
- adverb
- /ˌkætəˈɡɔrɪkli/
:
categóricamente
- What I can say is that Scotland Yard is categorically not undertaking an investigation into organised crime in the capital.
- categorically reject
- categorically unacceptable
- categorically deny
So for me, this is a model that is categorically the solution.
- So for me, this is a model that is categorically the solution.
- And, you know, I know that categorically, fitness has saved my life.
- And the answer in Teresa's case, I would say is categorically no.
- Wow, OK, comic book publishers, I don't want to say this categorically, but I will.
- The answer is absolutely, categorically yes.
- Are there certain tasks or types of work or interactions that you just categorically do not engage with now?
- People will say sugars are bad for you, it's just categorically false to say that sugars aren't bad for you.
- But I do think that there we are missing something by throwing out religion categorically.
- If he's told you categorically he doesn't want a relationship, then that's on you at that point.
- So we need new people in politics, but we also need them to come into a system that isn't just categorically corrupt.
- A categorical imperative commands categorically, which just means without reference to or dependence on any further purpose.
- The response was Governor GNOME categorically denies the false allegation.
- But it's going to be time to defend facts against lies categorically, with utter clarity.
- I listen to the voice clips and she's quite telling him categorically no.
Examples
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My government categorically denies the incident ever occurred.
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That is categorically not true.
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So for me, this is a model that is categorically the solution.
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Do you say no categorically to anything across the board?
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The answer is absolutely, categorically yes.
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We're categorically not allowed inside.
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And I said categorically no, that no money should change hands and that we just wanted to stop him.
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And, you know, I know that categorically, fitness has saved my life.
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And the answer in Teresa's case, I would say is categorically no.
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The witness can categorically confirm that she saw the suspect at the scene of the crime.
Synonyms
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1.0
In a way that leaves no doubt
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3.9
A person uses clear, direct words so there is no doubt
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1.8
In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand
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3.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
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4.6
In a firm way that shows no doubt
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5.0
Completely without any conditions
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4.1
Says or does something in a clear and final way that leaves no doubt
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5.5
In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt
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6.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
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4.4
In a way that is for a clear, specific purpose
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3.7
In a firm way that ends doubt and settles the matter
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3.9
In a way that proves something and leaves no doubt
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4.2
In a very clear, direct way that leaves no doubt
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4.1
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
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5.5
Clearly so people understand it in only one way
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6.1
Completely direct with no doubt or excuse
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
In a complete and direct way, without any doubt
Completely and without any doubt
Antonyms
How Definite
Surface Forms
Morphology
categorically = categorical (transparent) = category + ical + ly
Formed by straightforward suffixation: 'categorical' + '-ly' yields an adverb meaning 'in a categorical manner'.
Etymology
Categorically comes from category, a word that goes back to a Greek idea of a clear public statement or claim, so imagine someone making a firm announcement. So, to say something categorically is to say it 'without doubt' or 'in a definite, absolute way'.