double-dyed Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
perfect; complete; gross; arrant; unadulterated; sodding; stark; consummate; pure; utter; thoroughgoing; everlasting; staring.
- an arrant fool
- a complete coward
- a consummate fool
- a double-dyed villain
- gross negligence
- a perfect idiot
- pure folly
- what a sodding mess
- stark staring mad
- a thoroughgoing villain
- utter nonsense
- the unadulterated truth
WordNet
Dou"ble-dyed` adjective
Definitions
Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a .double-dyed villain
