adamantly

ad·a·mant

A0075800 (ăd′ə-mənt, -mănt′)adj. Not willing to change one's opinion, purpose, or principles; unyielding.n.1. A stone once believed to be impenetrable in its hardness.2. An extremely hard substance.

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

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ad′a·mance, ad′a·man·cy n.ad′a·mant·ly adv.

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adamantly - inflexibly; unshakably; "adamantly opposed to the marriage"

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