categorical
adjective/ˌkætəˈɡɒrɪkl/
/ˌkætəˈɡɔːrɪkl/
[usually before noun] (formal)- expressed clearly and in a way that shows that you are very sure about what you are saying
- to make a categorical statement
- to give a categorical assurance
- They gave him a categorical assurance that he would not be hurt.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCategorical is used with these nouns:- assurance
- distinction
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin categoricus (from Greek katēgorikos, from katēgoria ‘statement’, from katēgoros ‘accuser’) + -al.
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