Definition
Absolute and unconditional; admitting no exceptions or qualifications. Stated clearly and directly without ambiguity.
Etymology
From Greek 'kategorikos' meaning accusatory or affirmative, from 'kategoria' (category). Developed through philosophical use to mean statements that are definitive and unqualified.
Kelly Says
Think 'CATEGORY-ical' - when you put something in a category, you're being definitive about it! A categorical statement puts things in clear, absolute categories with no gray areas.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካታጎሪ
kah-tah-GOH-ree
ARالعربية
قَطَاعِي
qah-tah-EE
BNবাংলা
বিভাগীয়
bibhagiy
CACatalà
categòric
kah-teh-GOH-rick
CSČeština
kategorický
kah-teh-GOH-ree-kee
DADansk
kategori
kah-teh-GOH-ree
DEDeutsch
kategorisch
kah-teh-GOH-rish
ELΕλληνικά
κατηγορικός
kah-teh-GOH-ree-kohs
ESEspañol
categórico
kah-teh-GOH-ree-koh
FISuomi
kategorinen
kah-teh-GOH-ree-nen
FRFrançais
catégorique
kah-teh-goh-REEK
HAHA
kategorik
kah-teh-GOH-rick
HEעברית
קטגורי
kah-teh-GOH-ree
HIहिन्दी
श्रेणीवाचक
shreṇīvāchak
HUMagyar
kategórikus
kah-teh-GOH-ree-kush
IDBahasa Indonesia
kategoris
kah-teh-GOH-ris
IGIG
kategorị
kah-teh-GOH-ree
ITItaliano
categorico
kah-teh-GOH-ree-koh
JA日本語
カテゴリ的
kah-teh-goh-ree
KKKK
категориялық
kah-teh-GOH-ree-ah-lek
MSBahasa Melayu
kategorik
kah-teh-GOH-rick
MYမြန်မာ
အမျိုးအစား
a-myoe-a-sar
NLNederlands
categorisch
kah-teh-GOH-rish
NONorsk
kategori
kah-teh-GOH-ree
PAPA
ਸ਼੍ਰੇਣੀਵਾਚਕ
shreṇīvāchak
PLPolski
kategoryczny
kah-teh-GOH-ree-chneh
PTPortuguês
categórico
kah-teh-GOH-ree-koh
RORomână
categoric
kah-teh-GOH-rick
RUРусский
категорический
kah-teh-GOH-ree-chekiy
SVSvenska
kategori
kah-teh-GOH-ree
SWKiswahili
kategoria
kah-teh-GOH-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
வகைப்பாட்டு
vagai-paṭṭu
TEతెలుగు
వర్గీకరణ
vargīkaraṇa
THไทย
โดยหมวดหมู่
doy muat muu
TLTL
kategorya
kah-teh-GOH-ryah
TRTürkçe
kategorik
kah-teh-GOH-rick
UKУкраїнська
категоричний
kah-teh-GOH-ree-chy
URاردو
زمرہ جاتی
zamrah jati
VITiếng Việt
thể loại
theh loai
YOYO
kátẹ́ẹ́gọ́rì
kah-teh-GOH-ree
ZUZU
ikategori
ee-kah-teh-GOH-ree