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Adamic

American

[uh-dam-ik, ad-uh-mik] / əˈdæm ɪk, ˈæd ə mɪk /

Also Adamical

adjective

pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.

Other Word Forms

Adamically adverb
post-Adamic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Adamic

First recorded in 1650–60; Adam + -ic

Example Sentences

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Inspired by Adamic and Mayo and a precursor to the work of every Los Angeles writer who came after, this is an essential text.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2023

Per has, in effect, been exiled from Eden, for the Adamic sin of stealing apples.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2019

Apple engineer Steve Salika, 55, and his wife, Diana Adamic, 60, went on the trip with their daughter Tia Salika to celebrate the teen’s 17th birthday.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 6, 2019

Apple engineer Steve Salika and his wife, Diana Adamic, went on the trip with their daughter Tia Salika to celebrate the teen’s 17th birthday.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2019

I have stated these supposed conditions of the Adamic creation briefly, and with as little illustration as possible, that they may connectedly strike the mind of the reader.

From The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science by Dawson, John William

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