categorical
categorical · more categorical · most categorical
категоричний
категорический
kategorisch
Absolute; having no exceptionAbsolute; having no exception.
UK/ˌkætəˈɡɒɹɪk(ə)l/US/ˌkætəˈɡɔɹɪk(ə)l/
» I don't want to be too categorical!
Я не хочу быть слишком категоричным.
Я не хочу бути занадто категоричним.
Я не хочу бути занадто категоричною.
Meaning
2 sensesAbsolute; having no exception.
kategorisch
категори́ческийkategoríčeskij
категори́чнийkatehorýčnyj
Of, pertaining to, or using a category or categories.
kategorisch
relating to or included in a category or categories
Examples
1 sentencesI don't want to be too categorical!
Я не хочу бути занадто категоричним.
ruЯ не хочу быть слишком категоричным.
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
absolute; having no exception:
Русский
By meaning 1
absolute; having no exception:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
absolute; having no exception:
Origin
From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, category + -ical.From Late Latin catēgoricus + -al. By surface analysis, category + -ical.
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Forms
more categorical, most categorical| Comparative | more categorical Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most categorical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymshaving no exception:absoluteB1categoricunconditionalcategorial
Close in meaning
- relating to or included in a category or categories:categoric
- not modified or restricted by reservations:categoricflatunconditional
Antonyms
4 antonymsabsolute, having no exception:exceptionalB2conditionalC1hypotheticalC2relativeB1
Word family
16 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form