adamantly

adverb

ad·​a·​mant·​ly ˈa-də-mənt-lē How to pronounce adamantly (audio)
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: 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.Bettyann Kevles

Examples of adamantly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Their music may not sound anything like Glass (in Salonen’s case adamantly not), but none of it would have been the same without Glass’ precedent. Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024 The documents revealed allegations that then-Gov. Gray Davis had been accused of seeking help from Nathanson for campaign contributors, something Davis adamantly denied. Sam Stanton, Sacramento Bee, 2 Apr. 2024 Cameron adamantly disagrees, as he's made clear in multiple interviews over the years. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024 Prosecutors adamantly denied there was any type of arrangement and said the judge erred in overturning the jury verdict. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024 Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has adamantly denied the allegations of genocide, saying the country is acting in self-defense. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024 Israel adamantly denies it, pointing instead at Palestinian gunmen. CBS News, 17 Mar. 2024 Coen was adamantly against using de-aging technology, so producer Robert Graf sought out someone who resembled a young Damon. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2024 Continue to adamantly explore viable mathematical and computational means of either preventing AI hallucinations or at least improving the odds of detecting them in some automatic or axiomatic ways. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adamantly was in 1897

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“Adamantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adamantly. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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