Adamic

[ uh-dam-ik, ad-uh-mik ]

adjective

1. pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.

Other Words From

• A·dami·cal·ly adverb
• post-A·damic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of Adamic¹

First recorded in 1650–60; Adam + -ic

Example Sentences

Adamic coined the phrase “the enormous village” to describe life here, as if L.A. were a small town that had grown too large.

From Los Angeles Times

Although also woefully out of print, Mayo’s 1933 exegesis is, along with James M. Cain’s essay “Paradise” and Louis Adamic’s “Laughing in the Jungle,” among the great early studies of the city.

From Los Angeles Times

Operating in the contrarian tradition of Adamic, McWilliams and Davis, Klein looks through the lens of memory at a place that grew up so quickly it can sometimes seem to exist in an everlasting present tense.

From Los Angeles Times

Inspired by Adamic and Mayo and a precursor to the work of every Los Angeles writer who came after, this is an essential text.

From Los Angeles Times

Those tour-guide scripts drew Davis to other L.A. and California authors, such as John Fante, Louis Adamic, Upton Sinclair, Raymond Chandler and perhaps his biggest influence, Carey McWilliams — the author, lawyer and editor at the Nation who was known for his influential reporting and commentary on California politics, the plight of migrant farm workers and Japanese American internment during World War II.

From Salon