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sully Definition


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sully
verb sullies, sullied, sullying
    1. To tarnish or mar (a reputation, etc).
      Thesaurus: soil, blot, stain, dirty, befoul, besmirch, blemish, defile, mar, taint, tarnish; Antonym: cleanse, honour.
    2. now chiefly literary
      To dirty something.
Derivative: sullied
adj
    Etymology: 16c.



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