categorically

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

/ ˌkæt ɪˈgɔr ɪk li, -ˈgɒr- /

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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.

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Origin of categorically

categorical + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM categorically

non·cat·e·gor·i·cal·ly, adverbun·cat·e·gor·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby categorically

categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar, categorical, categorical imperative, categorically, categoric contact, categorize, category, Category A, Category D

How to use categorically in a sentence

The report also stated that the special teams coach initially denied to investigators that he made any inappropriate remarks about the LGBTQ community or marriage equality, and that he “categorically denied” making the “nuke” comment.
Browns’ acting head coach in playoff game was suspended in 2014 for homophobic comment|Des Bieler|January 6, 2021|Washington Post
When I relayed that the VA had categorically denied that nurses were being asked to ration PPE, or that there were shortages early on, she said she was done torturing herself.
“Those of Us Who Don’t Die Are Going to Quit”: A Crush of Patients, Dwindling Supplies and the Nurse Who Lost Hope|by J. David McSwane|December 30, 2020|ProPublica
Tina Barton, the clerk, called McDaniel’s claim “categorically false” in a video that has been retweeted more than 10,000 times.
‘We will not allow anyone to stop us’: Day and night, under historic scrutiny, the nation’s vote counters carried on|Amy Gardner, Reis Thebault, Hannah Knowles, Michelle Lee|November 9, 2020|Washington Post
McSally, who gets the ninth most money from oil and gas in the Senate, voted for the Great American Outdoors Act and helped lead the Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan, but she’s been categorically bad on public-land protection and pollution.
How to Vote for the Environment This Year|Heather Hansman|October 27, 2020|Outside Online

Now, the police budget itself is at the center of an accelerating conversation on criminal justice, in which politicians are embracing formerly controversial ideas, and advocates are forcing categorically new ideas onto the table.
Despite Recent Budget Vote, Reformers See SDPD Cuts as Inevitable|Andrew Keatts|June 23, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Olga was on guard as always, and categorically refused to open the door unless the police produced a warrant.
How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The Americans never understood who they were fighting,” Zalwar Khan states categorically.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
DeMaio categorically denied the accusations, calling Bosnich "clearly troubled."
No Shaking Sexual Harassment Allegations for Gay GOP House Hopeful|Olivia Nuzzi|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Walker, who is running for reelection, has not been charged, and has called the allegations “categorically false.”
Vote for the (Alleged) Crooks! How Rick Perry, Chris Christie, and Scott Walker are Running While Under Investigation|Olivia Nuzzi|August 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This story is categorically different from cases where men accused of rape are swearing up and down it was consensual sex.
Conor Oberst and the Myth of the Woman Who Cried Rape|Amanda Marcotte|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She asked me categorically to give up Effie, and I, full of fresh and glowing memories, absolutely refused.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
In a speech at Columbus, O, Lincoln answered the "copy-right essay" categorically.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2)|William H. Herndon
I expected all these questions in about that order, and answered them categorically.
Capturing a Locomotive|William Pittenger
"I will be here tomorrow evening at this hour," he categorically announced.
Destiny|Charles Neville Buck
Article 56 of the Hague Regulations enacts categorically that "all seizure" of such works and monuments is prohibited.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2)|Lassa Francis Oppenheim