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categórico

categorical, unequivocal

adjective kah-teh-GOH-ree-koh Rare

Origin: From Greek katēgorikos, via Latin categoricus.

Usage Note

Categórico describes a statement or denial that is absolute and leaves no room for doubt or exception. A common collocation is negativa categórica (categorical denial). It also appears in the philosophical sense (as in Kant's imperativo categórico), but in everyday use it simply means emphatic or unequivocal.

Examples

"El ministro fue categórico en su respuesta."

Natural Translation

The minister was categorical in his response.

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