sully
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sul·ly 
[suhl-ee] Pronunciation Key verb, -lied, -ly·ing, noun, plural -lies.
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[suhl-ee] Pronunciation Key verb, -lied, -ly·ing, noun, plural -lies. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–noun
| 1. | to soil, stain, or tarnish. |
| 2. | to mar the purity or luster of; defile: to sully a reputation. |
| 3. | to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished. |
| 4. | Obsolete. a stain; soil. |
[Origin: 1585–95; orig. uncert.]
] —Related forms
sul·li·a·ble, adjective
—Synonyms 1. taint, blemish, contaminate. 2. dirty, disgrace, dishonor.
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Sul·ly
[suhl-ee; for 1 also Fr. sy-lee] Pronunciation Key
[suhl-ee; for 1 also Fr. sy-lee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Ma·xi·mi·lien de Bé·thune
[mak-see-mee-lyan duh bey-tyn] Pronunciation Key, Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman. |
| 2. | Thomas, 1783–1872, U.S. painter, born in England. |
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| sul·ly
(sŭl'ē) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. sul·lied, sul·ly·ing, sul·lies
n. pl. sul·lies Archaic Something that stains or spots. [Probably from French souiller, from Old French; see soil2.] |
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| Sul·ly
(sŭl'ē, sōō-lē', sü-) Pronunciation Key
French politician. As chief minister to Henry IV, he replenished the treasury and encouraged agriculture and industry. |
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| Sul·ly
(sŭl'ē) Pronunciation Key
British-born American painter of portraits and historical scenes, such as Washington's Passage of the Delaware (c. 1818). |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
sully
sully
1571 (implied in sulliedness), probably from M.Fr. souiller, from O.Fr. souillier "make dirty" (see soil (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| sully | |
noun | |
| 1. | United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) |
| 2. | French statesman (1560-1641) |
verb | |
| 1. | place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" [syn: defile] |
| 2. | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man" [syn: tarnish] |
| 3. | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn: defame] |
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Sully County, SD (county, FIPS 119) Location: 44.71483 N, 100.13090 W
Population (1990): 1589 (811 housing units)
Area: 2608.0 sq km (land), 164.4 sq km (water)
Sully, IA (city, FIPS 76035) Location: 41.57864 N, 92.84646 W
Population (1990): 841 (333 housing units)
Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50251
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sully
Sul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sullied; p. pr. & vb. n. Sullying.] [OE. sulien, AS. sylian, fr. sol mire; akin to G. suhle mire, sich, s["u]hlen to wallow, Sw. s["o]la to bemire, Dan. s["o]le, Goth. bisaulijan to defile.] 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. Statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke. --Roscommon. No spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity. --Atterbury.
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Sully
Sul"ly\, v. i. To become soiled or tarnished. Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding. --Bacon.
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Sully
Sul"ly\, n.; pl. Sullies. Soil; tarnish; stain. A noble and triumphant merit breaks through little spots and sullies in his reputation. --Spectator.
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