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; in all regards (leaving no doubt or ambiguity).

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

      Antonyms: partially, partly; in a way, to an extent

      She categorically denied all allegations of misconduct.

      • 2013 January 3, Luke Harding, Uki Goni, The Guardian‎^[1]:

        The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has categorically ruled out any new negotiations saying the future of the Falklands can only be decided by the islanders themselves in accordance with the UN principle of self-determination.

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)