Sully - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsʌlɪ|  American pronunciation of the word sully
Brit.  |ˈsʌlɪ|  British pronunciation of the word sully

noun

- United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
- French statesman (1560-1641)

verb

- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon (syn: cloud, corrupt, defile, taint)
sully someone's reputation
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically (syn: defile, maculate, stain, tarnish)
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (syn: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch)

Extra examples

...people that sully our state parks with their trash...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: sully
he/she/it: sullies
present participle: sullying
past tense: sullied
past participle: sullied
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