adamantly

adverb

ad·​a·​mant·​ly ˈa-də-mənt-lē How to pronounce adamantly (audio)
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: in an adamant manner : with great insistence or determination
They adamantly refused to answer any more questions.
He adamantly denies the allegations.
Although flexible on the subject of research, she adamantly opposes killing animals for food.Bettyann Kevles

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The parking meter lease cannot be changed, Villegas adamantly said. Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 The football star has been adamantly against one, a topic that has repeatedly come up over the past year on Not Gonna Lie. Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026 France might be an adamantly secular state, but its pastry shops like to flirt with religion. Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Both campaigns have drawn allegations of war crimes and crimes against humanity, which Israel has adamantly denied, often through spokespeople like Adraee. Melanie Lidman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for adamantly

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adamantly was in 1897

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“Adamantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adamantly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.

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