categorical

CEFRC1

/ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Said clearly and without any doubt or conditions.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    A categorical proposition.

Examples

  • I don't want to be too categorical!

  • Daytime interests are clearly not such far-reaching psychical sources of dreams as might have been expected from the categorical assertions that everyone continues to carry on his daily business in his dreams.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
4

Also pronounced

  • /ˌkæhəˈɡaɹɪk(ə)l/
  • /ˌkæʔəˈɡaɹɪk(ə)l/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.

  2. Absolute; having no exception.

More examples

In context

  • We now see that they [propositions] are either conditional or unconditional, or, as the logicians say, hypothetical (conditional) or categorical (unconditional).

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Origin

adjective

From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, category + -ical.