double-dyed
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9.6
- adjective
- /ˈdʌbəl daɪd/
- Offensive
:
empedernido
- She called him a double-dyed fool for falling for the scam.
Examples
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That Mulligan is a contaminated, bloody, double-dyed ruffian by all accounts.
Academic text (1990) -
His double-dyed dishonesty cost him the trust of all his friends.
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The politician was a double-dyed liar, always twisting the truth.
Synonyms
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5.1
Used to call someone a complete fool to insult them
343
2.8
People say this to show something is totally bad or extreme
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3.9
Completely and only that thing, often to show dislike
144
3.7
Complete and absolute, showing a very strong degree
79
5.6
Clear and extreme, often in an unpleasant way
27
7.7
Extremely skilled and perfect in what they do
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6.7
Shows something is completely bad or extreme
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6.9
Complete and not mixed with anything, used to show strong feeling
3
9.9
Shows that something is completely bad or foolish
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7.7
Done completely and carefully, leaving nothing out
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9.9
A mildly rude word people use to show strong annoyance in Britain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Double-dyed comes from the idea of cloth being dyed twice: double means 'twice' and dye means 'to colour'. Because dyeing twice makes the colour very deep and lasting, calling someone double-dyed gives the idea of a person who is completely or deeply bad.