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WOTD: adamantine

Posted on February 24, 2020February 29, 2020 by Wordsmyth

adamantine

adjective

definition 1: made of, resembling, or having the hardness of adamant*.
definition 2: firmly decided or fixed; unyielding; adamant.
example: It is useless to plead with someone known for his adamantine will.

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*adamant

adjective
unlikely to change in response to any request or argument; firmly decided or fixed; unyielding.
He was adamant in his refusal to join any political party.

noun
1. a legendary stone of great hardness.
2. any extremely hard, unbreakable, or impenetrable substance.

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