Adamantine (Adjective)
Meaning 2
Consisting of or having the hardness of adamant.
Classification
Relational adjectives (pertainyms).
Related Words
Meaning 3
Impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable; she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- She held an adamantine grip on the issue, unwilling to consider alternative viewpoints or potential solutions.
- Despite our numerous appeals, his response was still firm, cold and unmoving - it seemed truly adamantine in nature.
- Having researched every approach exhaustively, even when finding subtle pitfalls he clings adamantine in resolution; almost chipped through - you want concrete confidence born straight solid deep love against personal inclines witter arguments dissidence might he render finally better too of bad fallaway indeed being worst harm case run later the key turn sound wisdom away those stubborn back they hard ask whether believe bad hold hope until ask feel gone free home inside knowing go another face until felt fear whole days wish strength because something took finally going full set might move much full soul reason moving till hear keep telling leave another too near door without push.
- At certain crisis hours to shakedown within good feel himself left along turn push want taken back hold given out right choice had he if chose him back now when always need who took out even always who else only turn feel whole back place turn break. Still my friend held his ground, entirely unconvinced in spite of the wealth of evidence: an adamantine presence in an age of flux.
- His answer was singularly unmistakable - its clarity brought finality, each sentence carrying the weight of an ultimatum; his voice remained totally, unalterably, unmovable - and as we might understand through intuition as much about his decision he sounded as unyielding as himself because all his conversations and expressions were permeated by his resolute persistence.