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adamantly

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[ad-uh-muhnt-lee, -mant-] / ˈæd ə mənt li, -ˌmænt- /

adverb

  1. with an utterly unyielding attitude, in spite of all appeals, urgings, challenges, etc..

    The plaintiff and her mother were adamantly opposed to participation in family court proceedings and repeatedly expressed this sentiment to state officials.

Etymology

Origin of adamantly

adamant ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

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“I think of this as the next format of recorded music,” Shulman says adamantly over breakfast in Beverly Hills a few days before the Grammys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

US President Donald Trump said Monday he was considering selling top-end F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, during a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who adamantly opposes the move.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

Instead of panicking, Cohen began adamantly advocating that his parents put their retirement savings into the stock.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025

"People who are adamantly opposed to this bill - and they have the perfect right to oppose it - will try and stop it going through the Lords."

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2025

"I don't like her," his mother said adamantly.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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