adamantly

adamant | American Dictionary

adamant
adjective
us/ˈæd·ə·mənt/
unwilling to be persuaded to change an opinion or decision:
She was adamant about becoming a dancer.

adamantly

adverbus/ˈæd·ə·mənt·li/
The mayor adamantly refused to consider a tax increase.

Examples of adamant

adamant
However, some respondents were adamant that it represented - at least potentially - a useful investment.
She pleaded for the clinic to make an exception but the clinic director remained adamant and would not perform the procedure.
She is adamant that everyone in the building hates her, including the music therapist.
The editors are explicit and adamant in their claim that ' this is not a book about policy ' (p. 2).
Second, it does not explain why some subjects are so adamant about their choices.
Despite reaching these conclusions, parents were adamant that they did not lose hope for their children.
The interviewed care managers were adamant that when the care package costs reached the authority's limit, it was time to suggest that the person move into institutional care.
Stanislavsky was adamant that the credibility of the events of a role had to be honestly accepted if it was to be carried off.
They, too, remained as adamant as ever.
He was adamant that music teaching should be animated and lively, and that the music played in the classroom should be approachable and leave an indelible impression.
Even though he freely admits that complete historical authenticity is ultimately not achievable, he is adamant that striving for such a goal is no futile or unmusical exercise.
The villagers were adamant that the existing mining area should not be enlarged beyond what was given since they were not going to gain anything from this.
Lea is adamant about leaving timber untreated to age as it will, for preservatives both arrest the natural ageing process and introduce toxicity.
She was adamant that nothing would fit their demands, that most of the rooms were wrong for them, that there was no point in the groupings, and so on.
But the majority of chiefs were adamant.
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