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determined not to change a decision or belief

Jem was adamant.
Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird

adamant = determined not to change a decision or belief

And now, though it seemed slighter and frailer than ever, it had suddenly hardened to adamant, and he might beat his life out against it in vain.
Edith Wharton -- The House of Mirth
Christopher-John set his lips firmly together, folded his plump arms across his chest and was adamant.
Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Most boys his age still sleep on the pile of their families, but Taniel was adamant: "My brothers have beds to themselves!"
Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible
I was about to do a drug deal, something she was adamantly against, and she still loved me.
Simone Elkeles -- Perfect Chemistry
The king was adamant that none of the girls should go.
Kiera Cass -- The Elite
Ephrata was a poor port but better than none, and she was adamant about having it.
Megan Whalen Turner -- Queen of Attolia
"No," she said, her voice growing more adamant.
Nicholas Sparks -- True Believer
The girl looked quite adamant and this was no time for argument.
Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
This is Nenya, the Ring of Adamant, and I am its keeper.
J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring
DANFORTH, to Herrick: Is he yet adamant?
Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
No, no. " Angela was sitting up straight now, shaking her head adamantly.
Jill McCorkle -- Ferris Beach
But I was adamant that we leave immediately.
Jon Krakauer -- Into Thin Air
It was a sort of informed anger and he was very adamant and very intelligent.
Steve Lopez -- The Soloist
"So you are quite adamant?" said Komarovsky.
Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
He seemed to have moved beyond his need to assert so adamantly his autonomy, his need to separate himself from his parents.
Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
"They are adamant about Hyperion not being admitted to the Web," she said.
Dan Simmons -- Hyperion
" "No," he said adamantly.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky
But your mother was adamant that you know nothing of Shadowhunters or the Shadow World.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
He shook his head, adamant.
Sarah Dessen -- Lock and Key

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