deep-dyed
thorough; unmitigated: a deep-dyed villain.
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How to use deep-dyed in a sentence
Though he made it back to the top by dint of talent and hard work, he remained a deep-dyed cynic for the rest of his life.
The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure | Joe Morgenstern | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA more deep-dyed treachery than that to which Marcus Octavius at length consented is, fortunately, but seldom met with in history.
The Two Great Republics: Rome and the United States | James Hamilton LewisWhoever the capo maestra that Rizzi worked for, he was not only a deep-dyed villain, but a brainy one.
Courts and Criminals | Arthur TrainBill noticed the leer in his eyes, and concluded he was a deep-dyed rogue.
The Sweep Winner | Nat GouldA man travelling about the bush without money is a deep-dyed criminal.
The Book of the Bush | George Dunderdale
At this juncture, Lupo and Morello stuck their heads together and hatched a deep-dyed scheme for making counterfeit money.
The Barrel Mystery | William J. (William James) Flynn
British Dictionary definitions for deep-dyed
usually derogatory thoroughgoing; absolute; complete
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