deep-dyed

[ deep-dahyd ]

adjective

1. thorough; unmitigated:

   a deep-dyed villain.

deep-dyed

adjective

1. derogatory.
   thoroughgoing; absolute; complete

Word History and Origins

Origin of deep-dyed¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

A profound discomfort with sex runs through several stories; others display a deep-dyed racism, with nonwhite characters used as examples of barbarism.

From New York Times

I called Ira Glasser, a former director of the American Civil Liberties Union who is also a deep-dyed sports fan.

From New York Times

I have my own peculiar perspective on this rivalry, as I grew up a deep-dyed Mets fan, which is to say I wished nothing good on the team from the Bronx.

From New York Times

US economist Thorstein Veblen's 1899 Theory of the Leisure Class held a mirror up to rich Americans deep-dyed in Gilded Age ostentation.

From Nature

And still, his economic populism, reminiscent of the nationalist stance of European right-wingers like Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, has so far overpowered the openly devout message of Ted Cruz, the most deep-dyed conservative still in the race.

From New York Times