adamantly

American

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

adverb

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

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 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

When I was your age the only people I knew were black, and all of them were powerfully, adamantly, dangerously afraid.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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