"categorically" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /kæt.əˈɡɒ.ɹɪk.(ə.)li/ [UK] Forms: more categorically [comparative], most categorically [superlative]
Etymology: From categorical + -ly. Etymology templates: {{af|en|categorical|-ly|id2=adverbial}} categorical + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} categorically (comparative more categorically, superlative most categorically)
  1. In a categorical manner.
    By the use of categories; defining a category; defined by, or corollary to, a category.
    Translations (by the use of categories): catégoriellement (French)
    Sense id: en-categorically-en-adv-9TSgbdfH Disambiguation of 'by the use of categories': 92 8
  2. In a categorical manner.
    (modal) Absolutely; in all regards (leaving no doubt or ambiguity).
    Tags: modal Synonyms: truly, wholly, totally, completely, completely
    Sense id: en-categorically-en-adv-JoIMvr-P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adverbial): 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: definitively, unconditionally Derived forms: protocoligorically Translations (In a categorical manner): категорѝчно (kategorìčno) (Bulgarian), categòricament (Catalan), categorisch (Dutch), catégoriquement (French), kategorikusan (Hungarian), categoricamente (Italian), 遍く (amaneku) (Japanese), 漏れなく (morenaku) (Japanese), 例外無く (reigai naku) (Japanese), 無条件に (mujōken ni) (Japanese), категорично (kategorično) (Macedonian), kategorycznie (Polish), categoricamente (Portuguese), категори́чески (kategoríčeski) (Russian), tajantemente (Spanish), categóricamente (Spanish), terminantemente (Spanish), en redondo (Spanish), rotundamente (Spanish), kategoriskt (Swedish), категори́чно (katehorýčno) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of 'In a categorical manner': 50 50
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