Adamic

[ uh-dam-ik, ad-uh-mik ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to or suggestive of Adam.

Origin of Adamic

1
First recorded in 1650–60; Adam + -ic
  • Also A·dam·i·cal .

Other words from Adamic

  • A·dam·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • post-A·dam·ic, adjective

Words Nearby Adamic

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How to use Adamic in a sentence

  • The "sons of God" must have been the lineal descendants of Adam, and the "daughters of men" the offspring of the pre-Adamic race.

  • That man may be traced back on the earth long prior to the alleged Adamic era.

    A Few Words About the Devil | Charles Bradlaugh
  • Faith may now be exercised without a jar to the moral life and without embarrassment to the Adamic ego.

    The Pursuit of God | A. W. Tozer
  • They express the real nature of the old Adamic man better than a thousand volumes of theology could do.

    The Pursuit of God | A. W. Tozer
  • It looked so harsh, so millennial-old, so antediluvian and pre-Adamic!

    Over Prairie Trails | Frederick Philip Grove