adamantine (ad-uh-MAN-teen, -tin) adjective

1. Unyielding or firm.

2. Like a diamond in hardness or luster.

I spent a mini-vacation in a friend's house and in writing my thank you note I nearly used the word to describe her to herself because she is a remarkable woman, but hesitated because of the one meaning "unyielding" that could mean inflexible and in some context might not be flattering.

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(just so all of you know there is something to be learned from comics!)

How true! At a friend's library, I discovered a treasure, a comic-book version of Nietsche's biography and ouvre. I find it a good way of getting to know someone or something that you would not otherwise tackle because of the sheer volume of the literature.

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