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categorically

[ kat-i-gawr-ik-lee, -gor- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

without exception; unconditionally; absolutely:
Authorities have categorically denied that any violence took place.
My colleagues didn't merely dislike the music, they categorically declared it wretched.
by means of or with respect to a category:
If a child is not categorically eligible, the child may still qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on household income.

Olga was on guard as always, and categorically refused to open the door unless the police produced a warrant.

“The Americans never understood who they were fighting,” Zalwar Khan states categorically.

DeMaio categorically denied the accusations, calling Bosnich "clearly troubled."

Walker, who is running for reelection, has not been charged, and has called the allegations “categorically false.”

This story is categorically different from cases where men accused of rape are swearing up and down it was consensual sex.

She asked me categorically to give up Effie, and I, full of fresh and glowing memories, absolutely refused.

In a speech at Columbus, O, Lincoln answered the "copy-right essay" categorically.

I expected all these questions in about that order, and answered them categorically.

"I will be here tomorrow evening at this hour," he categorically announced.

Article 56 of the Hague Regulations enacts categorically that "all seizure" of such works and monuments is prohibited.

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