ˈæ.də.mənt ˈæ.də.mənt ˌædəˈmæntaɪn ɪnˈɛksɔɹəbəl ɪˈnɛksɚəb(ə)l ɪnˈtɹæn.sə.d͡ʒənt impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind Cynthia was inexorable: she would have none of him an intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal tendency very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem