Defn: Capable of being employed by itself as a term; — said of a word.
CATEGORICAL
Cat`e*gor"ic*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a category.
2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as, a categorical proposition, or answer. The scriptures by a multitude of categorical and intelligible decisions . . . distinguish between the things seen and temporal and those that are unseen and eternal. I. Taylor.
CATEGORICALLY
Cat`e*gor"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm categorically.
CATEGORICALNESS
Cat`e*gor"ic*al*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute. A.
Marvell.
CATEGORIST
Cat"e*go*rist, n.
Defn: One who inserts in a category or list; one who classifies.
Emerson.