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dyed-in-the-wool adj
1. extreme or unchanging in attitude, opinion, etc. 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (of a fabric) made of dyed yarn ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms dyed-in-the-wool adjective confirmed, complete, established, entrenched, die-hard, deep-rooted, through-and-through, inveterate, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) He was a dyed-in-the-wool conservative. Translations dyed-in-the-wool adj → Erz-, durch und durch pred; attitude → eingefleischt; he’s a dyed-in-the-wool conservative/romantic → er ist ein Erzkonservativer/-romantiker, er ist durch und durch konservativ/romantisch dyed-in-the-wool [ˈdaɪdnð/əˈwʊl] adj (fig) → inveterato/a dyed-in-the-wool [ˈdaɪdnð/əˈwʊl] adj (fig) → inveterato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| All those Elliotts and Crawfords and MacAllisters are dyed-in-the-wool politicians. |
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