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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