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Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.

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  1. a. Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.
  2. adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
  3. Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.
  4. Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmlyfixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.
  5. s without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers