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adamant
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A Man Named Dave
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- "No one," Steve adamantly stated.†
p. 71.5 *adamantly = with determination not to change a decision or belief
- "One day I'm gonna make my dad proud," I adamantly stated.†
p. 105.2
- Your father did things I didn't approve of, but," Uncle Lee adamantly asserted, "your father wasn't evil.†
p. 110.1
- One time, when Grandmother was adamant about Mommy not allowing my brothers and me to play the game Twister for fear of us contorting ourselves into bone-snapping positions, Mom rolled out the plastic sheet and played with us the moment the front door closed.†
p. 126.7
- Of all people, my grandmother, who had just adamantly stated, "What happens in someone's house should stay in their house," was the one who initially called the authorities.†
p. 144.2adamantly = with determination not to change a decision or belief
- She surprised me by adamantly stating she had given up smoking and drinking, and from that moment on, Patsy claimed, she'd do whatever she could to make things right for our baby.†
p. 199.8
- "You know," I gently inserted, "I spoke to Grandma and ...well, I'm not pointing fingers ...but she was adamant that she never, under any circumstances, abused you."†
p. 221.3
- Once, when I thought she went too far, I adamantly stated, "Okay, it's not a mansion, but we live in a beautiful home, rent free.†
p. 232.1adamantly = with determination not to change a decision or belief
- As long as I could remember, the one thing Mother had been adamant about was her treasured Christmas decorations.†
p. 250.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(adamant) determined not to change a decision or belief
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)