adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ka-t ə - ' go ̇ r-i-k ə l, - ' gär-
Variant: also cat · e · gor · ic \ -ik \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin categoricus, from Greek kat ē gorikos, from kat ē goria
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 -)l ē \ adverb