categorical

(kăt'ĭ-gôr'ĭ-kəl, -gŏr'-) also cat·e·gor·ic (-ĭk)
adj.

1. Being without exception or qualification; absolute. See synonyms at explicit.
2. 1. Of or relating to a category or categories.
   2. According to or using categories: a categorical arrangement of specimens.

categorically cat'e·gor'i·cal·ly adv.
categoricalness cat'e·gor'i·cal·ness n.

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adjective

Clearly, fully, and sometimes emphatically expressed: clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, express, positive, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal. See clear/unclear.

adj

Definition: explicit, unconditional
Antonyms: ambiguous, conditional, equivocal, implied, qualified, questionable, tentative, uncategorical, vague

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That which is unqualified or unconditional.

A categorical imperative is a rule, command, or moral obligation that is absolutely and universally binding.

Categorical is also used to describe programs limited to or designed for certain classes of people. Categorical assistance plans are social welfare programs extending benefits to members of a particular group, such as Aid to the Elderly, Aid to the Blind, or Aid to Families with Dependent Children.

For a list of words related to categorical, see:

• Demanding, Critical, Calculating, or Selfish

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See words rhyming with "categoric."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kategorisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
categorisch, op de man af

Français (French)
adj. - catégorique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kategorisch, entschieden

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κατηγορηματικός, απόλυτος

Italiano (Italian)
categorico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - categórico

Русский (Russian)
категорический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - categórico, terminante

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kategorisk, indelad i kategorier

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
属于范畴的, 明确的, 绝对的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 屬於範疇的, 明確的, 絕對的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 범주에 속하는, 절대적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 無条件の, 絶対的な, 定言的な, 範疇に属する, 断言的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطلق, قاطع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מוחלט, פסקני, ודאי, קטגורי‬

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