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

Voters also adamantly rejected Proposition 33 to boost local governments’ power to control rents — meaning what owners of rentals could charge tenants.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

Trump, by contrast, is just trying to win an election — and will have to lean on a base, and Republicans in Congress, who are adamantly opposed to moderation on questions of "life."

From Salon

Related Words

• decisively
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• tenaciously