adamantiveadj.

Brit.

/ˌadəˈmantɪv/, U.S.

/ˌædəˈmæntɪv/

Forms: 1500s–1600s adamantiue, 1600s– adamantive.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adamant n., -ive suffix.

Etymology: < adamant n. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier adamantine adj.In early use in the form adamantiue, perhaps a misprint for adamantine, with a turned n.

1. = adamantine adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible

ironOE

stour1303

strange1338

unmovablea1382

inflexible1398

stoutc1410

unpliablea1425

intreatable1509

stiff1526

stiff-necked1526

unpliant1547

stout-hearted1552

inexorable1553

obstinate1559

strait-laced1560

impersuasible1576

unflexiblea1586

hard-edged1589

adamantive1594

unyielding1594

adder-deaf1597

steeled1600

irrefragable1601

rigid1606

unpersuadable1607

imployable1613

unswayablea1616

uncompellable1623

inflexive?1624

over-rigid1632

unlimbera1639

seta1640

incomplying1640

uncomplying1643

stiff-girt1659

impersuadable1680

unbendinga1688

impracticable1713

unblendable1716

stiff-rumped1728

unconvinciblea1747

uncompounding1782

unplastic1787

unbending1796

adamant1816

uneasy1819

uncompromising1828

cast iron1829

hard-hitting1831

rigoristic1844

ramrod1850

pincé1858

anchylosed1860

unbendable1884

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

hard line1903

tough1905

absolutist1907

hard-arsed1942

go-for-broke1946

hardcore1951

hard-arse1966

hard-ass1967

hardball1974

1594 1st Pt. Raigne Selimus sig. K^v Mars arm'd in his adamantiue coate.

1598 L. A. tr. G. Fernandez Honour of Chiualrie xxxvi. 214 It would haue made any adamantiue brest to pittie them [It. che gran compassione era à uedergli].

1603 T. Dekker et al. Patient Grissill sig. G2 And melt thy adamantiue heart like waxe.

1747 Female Rebels 54 A surly plodding Statesman, may be possessed of such adamantive Hearts.

1845 T. N. Talfourd Vacation Rambles & Thoughts II. iii. iv. 237 The mighty witness to the adamantive part of British nature and the catastrophe of Napoleon's career.

1906 Coe College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Cosmos 31 May 400 I've tried every method under the sun for piercing that adamantive heart of his.

2001 BusinessWorld (Nexis) 2 May 22 We have to go back to our memories to find relevance, self-definitions, adamantive truths.

†2. = adamantine adj. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective]

tolling?c1225

ticinga1400

allectivec1487

illecebrous1531

alluring1534

tracting1535

wooing1549

enticing1553

training1557

tittling1560

luring1570

adamantine1581

baiting1585

winning1596

attractive1600

adamantic1605

adamantive1605

enticeable1607

soliciting1608

magnetic1611

invitinga1616

allurant1631

inescating1633

invitative1634

magnetical1638

invitatory1646

tractive1658

odalisque1837

Pied Piper1869

lureful1887

follow-me1888

luresome1889

come-hitherish1901

come-hither1905

come-hithery1919

invitational1922

come-hithering1935

1605 S. Daniel Trag. Philotas v. ii. sig. F2^v Th'adamantiue tyes Of bloud and nature.

a1637 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor (rev. ed.) ii. iv, in Wks. (1640) I. 98 My adamantive [1600 Adamantine, 1616 adamantine] eyes might head-long hale This iron world to mee.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adamantive
释义	adamantiveadj. Brit. /ˌadəˈmantɪv/, U.S. /ˌædəˈmæntɪv/ Forms: 1500s–1600s adamantiue, 1600s– adamantive. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: adamant n., -ive suffix. Etymology: < adamant n. + -ive suffix. Compare earlier adamantine adj.In early use in the form adamantiue, perhaps a misprint for adamantine, with a turned n. 1. = adamantine adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 1594 1st Pt. Raigne Selimus sig. K^v Mars arm'd in his adamantiue coate. 1598 L. A. tr. G. Fernandez Honour of Chiualrie xxxvi. 214 It would haue made any adamantiue brest to pittie them [It. che gran compassione era à uedergli]. 1603 T. Dekker et al. Patient Grissill sig. G2 And melt thy adamantiue heart like waxe. 1747 Female Rebels 54 A surly plodding Statesman, may be possessed of such adamantive Hearts. 1845 T. N. Talfourd Vacation Rambles & Thoughts II. iii. iv. 237 The mighty witness to the adamantive part of British nature and the catastrophe of Napoleon's career. 1906 Coe College (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Cosmos 31 May 400 I've tried every method under the sun for piercing that adamantive heart of his. 2001 BusinessWorld (Nexis) 2 May 22 We have to go back to our memories to find relevance, self-definitions, adamantive truths. †2. = adamantine adj. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] tolling?c1225 ticinga1400 allectivec1487 illecebrous1531 alluring1534 tracting1535 wooing1549 enticing1553 training1557 tittling1560 luring1570 adamantine1581 baiting1585 winning1596 attractive1600 adamantic1605 adamantive1605 enticeable1607 soliciting1608 magnetic1611 invitinga1616 allurant1631 inescating1633 invitative1634 magnetical1638 invitatory1646 tractive1658 odalisque1837 Pied Piper1869 lureful1887 follow-me1888 luresome1889 come-hitherish1901 come-hither1905 come-hithery1919 invitational1922 come-hithering1935 1605 S. Daniel Trag. Philotas v. ii. sig. F2^v Th'adamantiue tyes Of bloud and nature. a1637 B. Jonson Every Man out of his Humor (rev. ed.) ii. iv, in Wks. (1640) I. 98 My adamantive [1600 Adamantine, 1616 adamantine] eyes might head-long hale This iron world to mee. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1594
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