Adamitic

adjective

Ad·​am·​it·​ic

¦a-də-¦mi-tik

: having the characteristics of or resembling Adam or the Adamites

in a state of Adamitic nudity

—Norman Douglas

Word History

Etymology

Adamite entry 1 + -ic

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined above

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