adamantly
adverb
ad·a·mant·ly
ˈa-də-mənt-lē 
-ˌmant-
: 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.—
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The newest plan by sculptor Isamu Noguchi does this, adamantly.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
By the 1770s, Linnaeus had pretty much conquered Europe—all, that is, except for the King’s Garden in Paris, where Georges Buffon, the garden’s director, adamantly rejected his system as arbitrary and artificial.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The owners reportedly want a salary cap and the players are adamantly opposed, setting the stage for contentious negotiations and the prospect of missing regular season games for the first time since 1994-95.
—D.j. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Others in Mid-City are adamantly opposed to tunnel boring deep under their historic homes.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
By the 1770s, Linnaeus had pretty much conquered Europe—all, that is, except for the King’s Garden in Paris, where Georges Buffon, the garden’s director, adamantly rejected his system as arbitrary and artificial.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
The owners reportedly want a salary cap and the players are adamantly opposed, setting the stage for contentious negotiations and the prospect of missing regular season games for the first time since 1994-95.
—D.j. Short, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
Others in Mid-City are adamantly opposed to tunnel boring deep under their historic homes.
—National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Adamantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adamantly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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