adamant
adjective
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.
adamancy
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a word derived from
adamant.
Example Sentences
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The D.A. said Baldwin’s adamancy that he did not fire the weapon came as a surprise to her when she watched the interview.
From Fox News ● Feb. 18, 2022
Because I am jointly on his account, I could transfer the expenses to my account, but his adamancy that I’d be “stealing” from him gives me pause.
From Slate ● May 26, 2021
The video cameras can’t resist her purposeful expression, the combination of the authority, adamancy and sheer pleasure with which she conducts the National Anthem.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2016
You could see, in the hardening of Judge Sibum’s eyes, how his adamancy exasperated her.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2012
No," Zuckerman reasons, "if the pain intended to accomplish something truly worthwhile, it would not be to strengthen his adamancy but to undo the stranglehold ...
From Time Magazine Archive
