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