categorically

English

Etymology

From categorical +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kæt.əˈɡɒ.ɹɪk.(ə.)li/

Adverb

categorically (comparative more categorically, superlative most categorically)

1. In a categorical manner.
   1. By the use of categories; defining a category; defined by, or corollary to, a category.

      Antonyms: instantially, on a case-by-case basis

      Coordinate terms: constitutionally, contractually, statutorily

      Near-synonyms: (sometimes synonymous) generically, classically, typically

      a welfare scheme for the categorically needy

   2. (modal) Absolutely; by all means.

      Synonyms: truly, wholly, totally, completely; see also Thesaurus:completely

Synonyms

• definitively
• unconditionally

Antonyms

• exceptionally
• conditionally

Derived terms

• protocoligorically

 

Translations

In a categorical manner

• Bulgarian: категорѝчно (bg) (kategorìčno)
• Catalan: categòricament (ca)
• Dutch: categorisch (nl)
• French: catégoriquement (fr)
• Hungarian: kategorikusan (hu)
• Italian: categoricamente (it)
• Japanese: 遍く (ja) (amaneku), 漏れなく (morenaku), 例外無く (reigai naku), 無条件に (ja) (mujōken ni)
• Macedonian: категорично (kategorično)
• Polish: kategorycznie (pl)
• Portuguese: categoricamente (pt)
• Russian: категори́чески (ru) (kategoríčeski)
• Spanish: tajantemente, categóricamente (es), terminantemente (es), en redondo
• Swedish: kategoriskt (sv)
• Ukrainian: категори́чно (katehorýčno)

by the use of categories

• French: catégoriellement (fr)