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adamancy, n. U.S.|ˈædəmənsɪ|
[f. adamant a.: see -ancy.]
= adamance n.
1952New Jersey Superior Court Rep. XIX. 145 The additional indubitable circumstance of plaintiff's election to disaffirm shows credible corroboration of her adamancy. 1963H. Brodkey in New Yorker 23 Nov. 122/2 The concern he pretends has a vast adamancy, a coldness of spirit, and the grace Oskar cannot help but display in his attempt to appear a gentleman. 1980Fortune 17 Nov. 108/3 His adamancy dismayed Rosen, but Schwartz firmly supported it, even though in the short run it may have cost the company several million dollars. 1993G. Donaldson Ville 231 Maybe Jesse was about to come up with his own jammy, his own piece of adamancy. |