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

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dyed-in-the-wool

A lot of dyed-in-the-wool activists were turned off by the flippancy of AOC’s riposte, and even with my own recent grappling over the problematic emotional landscape of the movement, I can understand why.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

Still, a dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker with an estimable European operatic pedigree could also appear an incongruous fit for L.A., which came to opera quite late in any kind of consistent or intrinsic way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

Hailing from a dyed-in-the-wool Social Democratic family, she is the daughter of a typographer and a pre-school teacher.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

I'm a dyed-in-the-wool tech enthusiast who marvels openly at the creative persistence of programmers on a mission to further decentralize the internet.

From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023

Robert Sweitzer was a dyed-in-the-wool Catholic Democrat, brother-in-law to a powerful Democratic ward politician.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield