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adamant
has definitions from the field of chemistry
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[ adjective ] not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion
Synonyms Examples "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind" "Cynthia was inexorable she would have none of him"- W.Churchil Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Committee approval of Gov._Price_Daniel 's `` abandoned property '' act seemed certain Thursday despite the adamant protests of Texas bankers . (Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)But just when she seemed to have sunk into some depravity of peasanthood she would disappear and come_down bathed , brushed , and taking_breaths of air , and even with her broken nails her hands would come to rest on a table or a leaf with a thoughtless delicacy , a grace of history , so_to_speak , and for an instant one saw how ferociously proud she was and adamant on certain questions of personal value . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (chemistry) very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
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