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sully
1[ suhl-ee ]
verb (used with object)
- to soil, stain, or tarnish.
Synonyms: contaminate, blemish, taint
- to mar the purity or luster of; defile:
to sully a reputation.
verb (used without object)
- to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished.
noun
- Obsolete. a stain; soil.
Sully
2[ suhl-ee; French sy-lee ]
noun
- Ma·xi·mi·lien de Bé·thune [m, a, k-see-mee-, lyan, d, uh, bey-, tyn], Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman.
- Thomas, 1783–1872, U.S. painter, born in England.
Sully
1/ sylli; ˈsʌlɪ /
noun
- SullyMaximilien de Béthune, Duc de15591641MFrenchPOLITICS: statesman Maximilien de Béthune (maksimiljɛ̃ də betyn), Duc de Sully. 1559–1641, French statesman; minister of Henry IV. He helped restore the finances of France after the Wars of Religion
sully
2/ ˈsʌlɪ /
verb
- to stain or tarnish (a reputation, etc) or (of a reputation) to become stained or tarnished
noun
- a stain
- the act of sullying
Derived Forms
- ˈsulliable, adjective
Other Words From
- sul·li·a·ble adjective
- un·sul·li·a·ble adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sully1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sully1
Example Sentences
The incident — which revived memories of a massive 3-million-gallon spill almost 50 years earlier — sullied some of the state’s most pristine beaches and a rare stretch of undeveloped coastline.
There is no doubt that the crackdown has sullied the image of the president.
It threatened to sully her white dress flecked with rainbows.
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He feels waiting any longer would just sully his father’s name.
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