[cat.e.gor.i.cal] also cat.e.gor.ic adj [LL categoricus, fr. Gk kategorikos, fr. kategoria] (1588) 1: absolute, unqualified "a ~ 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 adv