adhamant

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adjective

Clinging, as if by hooks.

“Because C was K”

OriginLatin adhāmāns →
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Meanings

adjectiveadhamant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerarebiologyClinging, as if by hooks.

    Because C was K

    4 more examples

    "crow" is "work" backward. Back word,

    black word: be caws, claws.

    The adhamant clause,

    clinging to one's every word,

Origin

  1. Latinadhāmāns“catching”
  2. Englishadhamant

From the Latin adhāmāns (“catching”, stem: adhāmant-), from adhāmō, from ad- + hāmus (“hook”) + -ō.

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APA

adhamant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhamant

MLA

“adhamant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhamant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adhamant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adhamant.

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