| Front | adamantine \ad-uh-MAN-teen or ad-uh-MAN-tine\ |
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| Back | adjective 1. Rigidly firm; unyielding. 2. Resembling the diamond in hardness or luster. [From Middle English, from Old French adamaunt, from Latin adamas, adamant, hard metal, steel, diamond, etc., from Greek adamas, adamant, a- not + daman, to conquer.] "They become adamantine critics whose distrust of power (governmental power, at any rate) is absolute." - David Aaronovitch, Excuse Me, But What's Wrong With Being Pro-Government?, The Independent (London, UK) Dec 24, 1999. |
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