categorical
adjective
[ katəˈɡɒrɪk(ə)l ]
• unambiguously explicit and direct.
• "a categorical assurance"
Similar:
unqualified,
unconditional,
unequivocal,
unreserved,
absolute,
explicit,
unambiguous,
definite,
certain,
direct,
downright,
outright,
complete,
thorough,
thoroughgoing,
total,
emphatic,
positive,
express,
point-blank,
wholehearted,
conclusive,
undiluted,
unalloyed,
unadulterated,
unstinting,
without reservations,
out-and-out,
one hundred per cent,
apodictic,
Origin:
late 16th century: from late Latin categoricus (from Greek katēgorikos, from katēgoria ‘statement’: see category) + -al.
