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I'm truly worried about the country's direction. I can tell you this categorically, we've got the weakest president and the weakest governor in the history of my 50 years of public service.
Fritz Hollings

Meaning of "categorically" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CATEGORICALLY

categorically  [ˌkætɪˈɡɒrɪklɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CATEGORICALLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Categorically is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CATEGORICALLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Categorical

Categorical may refer to: ▪ Categorical imperative, a concept in philosophy developed by Immanuel Kant ▪ Morley's categoricity theorem, a mathematical theorem in model theory ▪ Categorical data analysis ▪ Categorical distribution, a probability distribution ▪ Categorical logic, a branch of category theory within mathematics with notable connections to theoretical computer science ▪ Categorical syllogism, a kind of logical argument ▪ Categorical proposition, a part of deductive reasoning ▪ Categorization ▪ Categorical perception ▪ Category theory in mathematics ▪ Categorical set theory ▪ Recursive categorical syntax in linguistics...

Definition of categorically in the English dictionary

The definition of categorically in the dictionary is in an unqualified way; positively; unconditionally.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CATEGORICALLY


automatically
ˌɔːtəˈmætɪklɪ
barbarically
bɑːˈbærɪklɪ
basically
ˈbeɪsɪklɪ
cholerically
ˈkɒlərɪklɪ
cholericly
ˈkɒlərɪklɪ
eccentrically
ɪkˈsentrɪklɪ
egocentrically
ˌiːɡəʊˈsɛntrɪklɪ
electrically
ɪˈlɛktrɪklɪ
likely
ˈlaɪklɪ
parametrically
ˌpærəˈmɛtrɪklɪ
planimetrically
ˌplænɪˈmɛtrɪklɪ
prickly
ˈprɪklɪ
publicly
ˈpʌblɪklɪ
quickly
ˈkwɪklɪ
radiometrically
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈmɛtrɪklɪ
rickly
ˈrɪklɪ
subgenerically
ˌsʌbdʒəˈnerɪklɪ
trickly
ˈtrɪklɪ
unlikely
ʌnˈlaɪklɪ
unsymmetrically
ˌʌnsɪˈmetrɪklɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CATEGORICALLY

categorematic
categorial
categorial grammar
categorially
categoric
categorical
categorical imperative
categoricalness
categories
categorisation
categorise
categorist
categorization
categorize
category
Category A
Category D
category killer
category management
category mistake

WORDS THAT END LIKE CATEGORICALLY

actually
clinically
critically
dramatically
drastically
dynamically
economically
electronically
fantastically
genetically
historically
locally
periodically
physically
politically
practically
specifically
statistically
technically
tragically
typically

Synonyms and antonyms of categorically in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «categorically» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CATEGORICALLY

Find out the translation of categorically to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of categorically from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «categorically» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

明确
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

categóricamente
570 millions of speakers

English

categorically
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पष्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قاطع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

категорически
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

categoricamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুনিশ্চিতভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

catégoriquement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Secara kategori
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kategorisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

きっぱり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

절대적으로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Categorically
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khoát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வகைப்படுத்தப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पष्टपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kategorik olarak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

categoricamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kategorycznie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

категорично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

categoric
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατηγορηματικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kategories
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kategoriskt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kategorisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of categorically

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CATEGORICALLY»

The term «categorically» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.106 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CATEGORICALLY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «categorically» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «categorically» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about categorically

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10 QUOTES WITH «CATEGORICALLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word categorically.
1
Darren Criss
We are a categorically obsessed culture, where we have to compartmentalize everything in reference to another thing, like, 'What does it sound like? Does it sound like this?'
2
Stephen Daldry
I categorically resist this idea that films are supposed to be autobiographical and the only stories you tell are about your own life.
3
Mark Z. Danielewski
Anger is one way to respond to fear. I say one way because responses are categorically multiple.
4
Richard Dawkins
Secularism is categorically not saying that the religious may not speak out publicly or have a say in public life. It is about saying that religion alone should not confer a privileged say in public life, or greater influence on it. It really is as simple as that.
5
Susan Griffin
I think we actually punish children out of their relationship with their bodies... we categorically separate mind and body and emotion and intellect.
6
Don Hewitt
I can tell you categorically that we at 60 Minutes did not pay Michael Jackson one cent.
7
Fritz Hollings
I'm truly worried about the country's direction. I can tell you this categorically, we've got the weakest president and the weakest governor in the history of my 50 years of public service.
8
Drummond Money-Coutts
I've never categorically been a banker. I had two internships while I was at university. The decision was more banking, or magic, and I went with the latter.
9
Peter Pace
I can tell you categorically that any mal-treatment of any detainees by U.S. forces or coalition forces is totally unacceptable - that our orders have and will continue to be that we will treat everyone in our charge with - humanely and with respect.
10
Suresh Raina
At home in Ghaziabad, everyone is a pure vegetarian. In fact, when I want to cook non-veg there, my mum shoos me out on the terrace where I have my cooking utensils. I'm told categorically that whatever non-veg or egg, etc., that I have to cook, I should do upstairs and not enter her kitchen at all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CATEGORICALLY»

Discover the use of categorically in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to categorically and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Categorically Unequal: The American Stratification System
UNEQUAL. “A breathtaking expose of how humans are fine-tuned for creating categorical inequalities of class, race, and gender and how markets and other institutions can be fashioned to exploit this human capacity in especially devilish  ...
Douglas S. Massey, 2007
2
Categorically Incorrect: Ethical Fallacies in Canada's War ...
This is the lens through which our policies should be discerned, dissected, and amended. Borovoy argues that Canada has pursued an ethically cockeyed war against terror. We have been needlessly dovish abroad and excessively hawkish at home.
A. Alan Borovoy, 2008
3
Categorically Speaking
One hundred thirteen photographs of cats, captured by the camera at play, asleep, and in other activities.
Lynn Lennon, 1981
4
Categorically Speaking: A Collection of Poems
She has been published in the Raintown Review, The Pedestal Magazine; The Red River Review; League of American Poets; and in various poetry books, such as Penhaligon Page. Ltd, Wales; Poetworks/Grayson Books, Connecticut.
Alexandra Moss Zannis, 2012
5
CATegorically Speaking: A Reference Work And Study Guide for ...
a reference work and study guide for court reporting in realtime; prefixes, suffixes, briefs by category, lexicon of word associations, numbers, alphabets and more.
‎2006
6
The Handbook of Phonological Theory
Furthermore, errors on these categorically ill-formed sequences are not random; they tend to result in categorically well-formed sequences (e.g. French speakers mistranscribe ill-formed /dl/ as well-formed /gl/: Hallé et al. 1998). This suggests ...
John A. Goldsmith, Jason Riggle, Alan C. L. Yu, 2011
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The Dialectical Necessity of Morality: An Analysis and ...
However (see Chapter 3, "The Formal Structure of the Argument"), the argument concludes that PPAs rationally must hold [A categorically needs X —> A has a right to X] to be a valid inference within their internal viewpoints; and along the way ...
Deryck Beyleveld, 1992
8
God Categorically Speaking
Here He reveals Himself in ways you never could have imagined! And as if that's not enough, this book can be used for 32 of the most AMAZINGLY MEANINGFUL Bible studies ever! This is Book VI of the 7 Book Series God Quotes: The Collection.
Eric Ian Schwelling, 2012
9
Welfare Medicine in America: A Case Study of Medicaid
It says something for the bureaucratic flavor of Medicaid that these are technically known as the "categorically needy," the "categorically related needy," "the categorically related medically needy," and the "noncategorically related medically ...
‎2003
10
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
L. 92-603— (I) Required coverage of the categorically needy, (i) Before enactment of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (Pub. L. 92- 603, October 30, 1972), which established the Federal program of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CATEGORICALLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term categorically is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lewis Macleod 'categorically' not returning to Rangers this summer …
Macleod, 21, joined Rangers as a ten-year-old back in 2004, and made his way up through the ranks at Ibrox before becoming a star at Ibrox. «HITC, Jul 15»
2
A Detailed Look at Hacking Team's Emails About Its Repressive …
“The result: no cooperation at all. They categorically deny any involvement in the case. I told our people to insist and to explain them that such ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
3
A Father's Struggle to Stop His Daughter's Adoption
Because the law categorically denied due process to unmarried fathers, the Court ruled it unconstitutional. In 1983, another Supreme Court ... «The Atlantic, Jul 15»
4
Labor seeks Abbott promise on super age
"The prime minister must clearly and categorically rule out any changes to the superannuation preservation age," he says. © AAP 2015. Politics. «9news.com.au, Jul 15»
5
What we know so far about £7m Nama deal and what has still to …
On Thursday night Ulster Unionist leader Mike Nesbitt stated categorically that he was not the intended recipient. The next day First Minister ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
6
Nuke talks: Iran Keeps Holding Out for a More Complete Surrender …
... work, or “possible military dimensions”), this one was categorically rejected last week by Ayatollah Khamenei in a major policy speech. «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»
7
Pope Goes Green, Conservatives See Red and Boehner Stays …
However a source close to him, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "Given John's preference for the color orange, I can categorically ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Unsilencing Gaza: One year since 'Operation Protective Edge'
Where young people are categorically banned from traveling to purse their higher educations? Where your freedom to live and love and ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
9
After bitter battle over Kafka's papers, a daunting task: Tracking them …
“He would have categorically rejected the possibility that his literary estate be transferred to an archive located in Germany,” wrote the judges, ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
10
'It's up to courts to decide if case vs Binay will prosper'
“The courts, especially the Supreme Court can categorically decide on whether or not the filing of a criminal charge amounts to a violation of ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»

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