Adamic

adjective

Adam·​ic ə-ˈda-mik  a- 

variants or Adamical

ə-ˈda-mi-kəl 

a-

: of or belonging to the biblical Adam : proceeding from, resembling, or suggestive of Adam

my Adamic and fresh daughters

—Walt Whitman

Word History

Etymology

Adam, the first man of the Bible + -ic entry 1, -ical

First Known Use

1657, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for Adamic

• anomic
• atomic
• islamic
• meramec
• tokamak
• anatomic
• antidromic
• astronomic
• autonomic
• cryptogamic
• diatomic
• economic