adamantly

[ ad-uh-muhnt-lee-mant- ]

adverb

1. with an utterly unyielding attitude, in spite of all appeals, urgings, challenges, etc.:

   The plaintiff and her mother were adamantly opposed to participation in family court proceedings and repeatedly expressed this sentiment to state officials.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adamantly¹

adamant ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

While Trump has waffled on whether he'd back a national abortion ban, he is closely allied with many politicians who have spoken adamantly in its favor, and has himself supported the efforts of GOP-controlled states to restrict women's rights.

From Salon

Tuyet’s mother can’t explain how the crooks pulled her in with the story of the healer, as she is adamantly not superstitious nor spiritual.

From BBC

While the growers adamantly oppose leaving farmland permanently dry, they decided that shutting off water temporarily to hay fields would help conserve supplies and minimize effects on crop production and the local economy.

From Los Angeles Times

Not surprisingly Jefferson — who advocated keeping religion out of government for so long that he literally coined the phrase "wall of separation between church and state" — adamantly believed the government should be as secular as possible.

From Salon

George, however, adamantly does not want to leave his mother and grandfather in London, and jumps from the train during its journey away from the city to pursue his own adventure.

From BBC

Related Words

• decisively
• doggedly
• persistently
• resolutely
• staunchly
• steadfastly
• strictly
• stubbornly
• tenaciously