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adamantly

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ad·a·mant  (d-mnt, -mnt)
adj.
Impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason; stubbornly unyielding. See Synonyms at inflexible.
n.
1. A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness.
2. An extremely hard substance.

[From Middle English, a hard precious stone, from Old French adamaunt, from Latin adams, adamant-, from Greek, unconquerable, hard steel, diamond; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]

ada·man·cy n.
ada·mant·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.adamantly - inflexiblyadamantly - inflexibly; unshakably; "adamantly opposed to the marriage"
Translations
adamantly [ˈædəməntlɪ] ADV [refuse] → rotundamente, terminantemente
to be adamantly opposed to sthoponerse terminantemente or firmemente a algo
adamantly [ˈædəməntli] adv [oppose, refuse] → catégoriquement
Adam's apple [ˈædəmz] npomme f d'Adam
adamantly
adv (= rigidly)hartnäckig; to be adamantly opposed to somethingetw scharf ablehnen


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