Flashcards: Latin Derivatives

adamant

 

absolutely firm, unyielding in attitude or opinion despite opposition

 

Let’s not be so adamant that we miss the truth when it lights on the ends of our respective noses.

 

Related English words): adamancy, adamantine (adamant) 

 

Latin root word: adamas, adamantis, m. - very hard metal; steel

 

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