Definitions

deep-dyed

[deep-dahyd] / ˈdipˈdaɪd /

ADJECTIVE

dyed-in-the-wool

Synonyms

WEAK

absolute complete confirmed congenital deep-down deep-rooted deep-seated deeply ingrained die-hard entrenched fixed full-fledged genuine hardened infixed ingrained instilled long-standing out and out thorough thoroughgoing through-and-through to the core true unchangeable uncompromising utter well-established

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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 • Feb. 16, 2019

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 • May 30, 2017

It's a very Victorian tale, both uplifting and sentimental, of deep-dyed villainy, fallen women, mistreated orphans, hidden benefactors and social injustice.

From The Guardian • Jan. 13, 2013

Even Shakespeare’s deep-dyed villains are most compelling when their humanity — their corrupted nobility — glimmers through the sulfurous smoke of their dirty deeds.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2011

A longsword hung from his hip, and his deep-dyed scarlet cloak was fastened at the shoulder with a heavy silver brooch in the shape of a mailed fist.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

deep-dyed

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