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adamantly

/ˈædəməntli/A-duh-muhnt-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈædəməntli/A-duh-muhnt-lee

Meaningin an unyielding, unconquerable way

Common meaning: in an adamant way

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Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dam-‘tame’source
  2. Greekadamas‘unconquerable substance’source
  3. Latinadamanta‘very hard substance’source
  4. Old Frenchadamant‘diamond’source
  5. Middle Englishadamaunt‘diamond’source
  6. Englishadamant‘firmly determined’
  7. Englishformed in English from adamantadamantly‘in an adamant way’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in an unyielding, unconquerable way. It can be inferred from any of: adamant.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from adamant + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • adamas Greek · source word “unconquerable substance”

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