adamantly

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of adamantly

adamant ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Other Pacific islands are adamantly opposed, saying offshore mining is too dangerous, with science on its practicality lacking.

From The Wall Street Journal

"No, we haven't seen The Holiday for years," she says adamantly, adding: "We don't sit down and watch films I'm in. I barely do."

From BBC

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

From MarketWatch

Kasten adamantly declined to say what might work for the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times

While her father adamantly denied it, Hargitay sought an answer from Sardelli himself at one of his shows in Vegas, and the two immediately formed a kinship that spent 30 years as a secret.

From Salon

Related Words

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