Main Entry: cat·e·gor·i·cal

Pronunciation: \ˌka-tə-ˈgȯr-i-kəl, -ˈgär-\

Variant(s): also cat·e·gor·ic \-ik\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin categoricus, from Greek katēgorikos, from katēgoria

Date: 1588

1 : absolute, unqualified <a categorical denial>
2 a : of, relating to, or constituting a category b : involving, according with, or considered with respect to specific categories

— cat·e·gor·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb