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Definition of Sully
1. Verb. Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. "Sully someone's reputation"
Exact synonyms: Cloud, Corrupt, Defile, Taint
Generic synonyms: Deflower, Impair, Mar, Spoil, Vitiate
Derivative terms: Cloud
Generic synonyms: Deflower, Impair, Mar, Spoil, Vitiate
Derivative terms: Cloud
2. Noun. United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872).
3. Verb. Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically. "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
Exact synonyms: Defile, Maculate, Stain, Tarnish
Generic synonyms: Blob, Blot, Fleck, Spot
Specialized synonyms: Darken
Derivative terms: Macula, Maculation, Stain, Stain, Tarnish
Generic synonyms: Blob, Blot, Fleck, Spot
Specialized synonyms: Darken
Derivative terms: Macula, Maculation, Stain, Stain, Tarnish
4. Noun. French statesman (1560-1641).
Exact synonyms: Duc De Sully, Maxmilien De Bethune
Generic synonyms: National Leader, Solon, Statesman
Generic synonyms: National Leader, Solon, Statesman
5. Verb. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Exact synonyms: Asperse, Besmirch, Calumniate, Defame, Denigrate, Slander, Smear, Smirch
Generic synonyms: Accuse, Charge
Specialized synonyms: Assassinate, Libel, Badmouth, Drag Through The Mud, Malign, Traduce
Derivative terms: Aspersion, Aspersion, Calumny, Calumny, Defamation, Defamation, Defamatory, Defamer, Denigration, Denigratory, Slander, Slander, Slanderer, Smear, Smirch
Generic synonyms: Accuse, Charge
Specialized synonyms: Assassinate, Libel, Badmouth, Drag Through The Mud, Malign, Traduce
Derivative terms: Aspersion, Aspersion, Calumny, Calumny, Defamation, Defamation, Defamatory, Defamer, Denigration, Denigratory, Slander, Slander, Slanderer, Smear, Smirch
Definition of Sully
1. v. t. To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation.
2. v. i. To become soiled or tarnished.
3. n. Soil; tarnish; stain.
Definition of Sully
1. Verb. (transitive) to soil or stain; to dirty ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) to damage or corrupt ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sully
1. to soil [v -LIED, -LYING, -LIES] - See also: soil
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