dyed-in-the-wool

[ dahyd-n-thuh-wool ]

adjective

1. through and through; complete:

   a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.

2. dyed before weaving.

dyed-in-the-wool

adjective

1. extreme or unchanging in attitude, opinion, etc
2. (of a fabric) made of dyed yarn

dyed-in-the-wool

1. Thoroughgoing or complete: “The door-to-door salespeople are wasting their time with Evans; he's a dyed-in-the-wool advocate of shopping on the Internet .”

Word History and Origins

Origin of dyed-in-the-wool¹

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Nothing has pleased me so much, in a long time, as to see him such a dead-in-earnest, dyed-in-the-wool officer as he is now.

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You're the only seasoned, all around, dyed-in-the-wool, genuwine cowpuncher in the whole outfit.

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Just to think of the nerve of him chasing the genuine dyed-in-the-wool chief out into the cold and taking his place!

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But he was, doubtless, an eccentric though an experienced and dyed-in-the-wool socialist who had lectured over half the globe.

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"O, those dyed-in-the-wool football fiends don't care for a little thing like that," said Dick.

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