dyed-in-the-wool

American  

[dahyd-n-thuh-wool] / ˈdaɪd n ðəˈwʊl /

adjective

1. through and through; complete.

   a dyed-in-the-wool reformer.

2. dyed before weaving.

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dyed-in-the-wool British  

adjective

1. extreme or unchanging in attitude, opinion, etc

2. (of a fabric) made of dyed yarn

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dyed-in-the-wool Cultural  

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.”

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Etymology

Origin of dyed-in-the-wool

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

She, too, is a dyed in the wool fan of "The Last Unicorn" and references it in her lectures.

From Salon • Nov. 29, 2022

The press also characterised the band’s audience as dyed in the wool hippies “replete with grubby Afghan jackets”, said Melody Maker – but they couldn’t have been more wrong.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2020

Living up close and personal with a dyed in the wool procrastinator for 40 years has been the equivalent of a graduate program in behavioral psych.

From New York Times • Jan. 16, 2016

It has a true Spanish tint, and one dyed in the wool; one might probably travel far in Spain before meeting a truer.

From A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees by Dix, Edwin Asa

The devil knows, young Jochen, I have always lived in the hope that you would grow a little wiser with years, but, I see well, what is dyed in the wool will never wash out.

From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Reuter, Fritz