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adamantine
[ ad-uh-man-teen, -tin, -tahyn ]
adjective
- utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion.
- too hard to cut, break, or pierce.
- like a diamond in luster.
adamantine
/ ˌædəˈmæntaɪn /
adjective
- very hard; unbreakable or unyielding
- having the lustre of a diamond
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Origin of adamantine1
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Example Sentences
Each bound to the other, through all the vicissitudes of life, in adamantine bonds of love and admiration!
The Jew is the dreamer in action, combining fluid imagination with adamantine purpose.
This electronic device Nick had stolen to operate the three ponderous triple-fold gates of adamantine, brass and iron.
Moreover, the Hostel's point of view on the subject was as adamantine as it was universal.
Watching us over the adamantine walls and all that kind of thing.
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