dyed-in-the-wool
Speech parts
1. dyed-in-the-wool - Adjective
2. dyed-in-the-wool - Verb
Meaning
dyed in the wool
simple past and past participle of dye in the wool
dyed in the wool (comparative more dyed in the wool, superlative most dyed in the wool)
(idiomatic) Alternative spelling of dyed-in-the-wool (Set in one's ways, steadfast.)
(of textiles) Having the fibres dyed before they are formed into cloth.
(idiomatic, figuratively, of a person) Firmly established in one's beliefs or habits; having a specified characteristic, identity, etc. deeply ingrained in one's nature.
Synonym: inveterate
Smith was a dyed-in-the-wool typist and never really got used to writing on computers.
John Major was described by his opponents as a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative.
Alternative names
dyed in the wool
Synonyms
Antonyms
Examples
Nature never intended me to be a partisan leader ... Every instinct of mine would indicate that I was meant to be a dyed-in-the-wool Tory, or even a bishop, rather than the leader of a revolution.
I was the adoring son of a Welsh-Irish father, a dyed-in-the-wool Democrat, a Catholic Knight of Columbus who was a blue-collar, trade union organizer and, not surprisingly, a fervid Nixon-hater.
For a dyed-in-the-wool author, nothing is as dead as a book once it is written. She is rather like a cat whose kittens have grown up.
I think Vajpayee is a dyed-in-the-wool RSS man.
I like California but I'm dyed-in-the-wool Oklahoma. I see a deer in L.A., and everybody's standing around it taking pictures. Back home, that's the enemy!
And he’s a real dyed in the wool conservative, very much this profile of candidate who appeals to your typical base voters, but maybe would have a harder time reaching out and broadening the electorate.