Dictionary.com

categorical

[ kat-i-gawr-i-kuhl, -gor- ]
/ ˌkƦt ɪˈgɔr ÉŖ kəl, -ˈgɒr- /
Save This Word!
See synonyms for: categorical / categorically on Thesaurus.com

adjective
without exceptions or conditions; absolute; unqualified and unconditional: a categorical denial.
Logic.
  1. (of a proposition) analyzable into a subject and an attribute related by a copula, as in the proposition ā€œAll humans are mortal.ā€
  2. (of a syllogism) having categorical propositions as premises.
of, relating to, or in a category.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Also catĀ·eĀ·gorĀ·ic [kat-i-gawr-ik, -gor-] /ˌkƦt ɪˈgɔr ÉŖk, -ˈgɒr-/ .

Origin of categorical

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Late Latin catēgoric(us) (from Greek katēgorikós; see category, -ic) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM categorical

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use categorical in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for categorical

categorical

categoric

/ (ˌkƦtÉŖĖˆÉ”É’rÉŖkəl) /

adjective
unqualified; positive; unconditionala categorical statement
relating to or included in a category
logic another word for categorial

Derived forms of categorical

categorically, adverbcategoricalness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK