1 of 2 verb sul· ly ˈsə-lē sullied; sullying transitive verb : to make soiled or tarnished : defile sully 2 of 2 noun plural sullies archaic : soil, stain Synonyms Verb befoul begrime bemire besmirch …

tr.v. sul·lied, sul·ly·ing, sul·lies. 1. To mar the cleanness or luster of; soil or stain. 2. To defile; taint: sully a reputation. n. pl. sul·lies Archaic. Something that stains or spots. [Probably from French souiller, from Old French; see soil2 .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

verb (used with object), sul·lied, sul·ly·ing. to soil, stain, or tarnish. to mar the purity or luster of; defile: to sully a reputation. verb (used without object), sul·lied, sul·ly·ing. to become sullied, …

Meaning of sully in English sully verb [ T ] formal uk / ˈsʌl.i / us / ˈsʌl.i / to spoil something that is pure or someone's perfect reputation: His reputation, he said, had been unfairly sullied by half …

Synonyms of sully See Definition sully verb as in to stain to make dirty people that sully our state parks with their trash a once-gleaming marble interior sullied by decades of exposure to …

Definitions of sully. verb. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically. synonyms: defile, maculate, stain, tarnish. see more. verb. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. “ sully someone's reputation”. synonyms: cloud, corrupt, defile, pollute, taint, tarnish.

The Britannica Dictionary sully 1 ENTRIES FOUND: sully (verb) sully / ˈ sʌli/ verb sullies; sullied; sullying Britannica Dictionary definition of SULLY [+ object] formal : to damage or ruin the good quality of (something) The scandal sullied [= tarnished] her reputation. ASK THE EDITOR QUIZZES Vocabulary Quiz Test your word power Take the Quiz »

25/11/2022 · sully in American English (ˈsʌli) (verb -lied, -lying, noun plural -lies) transitive verb 1. to soil, stain, or tarnish 2. to mar the purity or luster of; defile to sully a reputation intransitive verb 3. to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished noun 4. obsolete a stain; soil SYNONYMS 1. taint, blemish, contaminate. 2. dirty, disgrace, dishonor.

sully See definition of sully on Dictionary.com verb soil, stain synonyms for sully Compare Synonyms besmirch blacken corrupt debase defile discolor disgrace dishonor smear smudge taint tar tarnish blot contaminate debauch dirty mark spot drag through the mud make unclean See also synonyms for: sullied antonyms for sully MOST RELEVANT clean enhance

To tarnish; stain . Part of speech: Noun. A stain; spot; blemish . Usage examples for "sully": " Madame ," persisted Sully, " in this instance it is rather to the woman and the wife that I address myself than to the Queen . - "The Life of Marie de Medicis, Vol. 1 (of 3)", Julia Pardoe.