un-sulliable
i verb (used with object)
1.
to soil, stain, or tarnish.
2.
to mar the purity or luster of; defile: to sully a reputation.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished.
noun
4.
Obsolete. a stain; soil.
Origin:
1585–95; origin uncertain
1585–95; origin uncertain
Related forms
sul·li·a·ble, adjective
un·sul·li·a·ble, adjective
un·sul·lied, adjective
Synonyms
1. taint, blemish, contaminate. 2. dirty, disgrace, dishonor.
1. taint, blemish, contaminate. 2. dirty, disgrace, dishonor.
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sully (ˈsʌlɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb , -lies, -lying, -lied | |
| 1. | to stain or tarnish (a reputation, etc) or (of a reputation) to become stained or tarnished |
| —n , -lies, -lying, -lied, -lies | |
| 2. | a stain |
| 3. | the act of sullying |
| [C16: probably from French souiller to soil] | |
| 'sulliable | |
| —adj | |
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Un-sulliable
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| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| Sully (ˈsʌlɪ, French sylli) | |
| —n | |
| Maximilien de Béthune (maksimiljɛ̃ də betyn), Duc de Sully. 1559--1641, French statesman; minister of Henry IV. He helped restore the finances of France after the Wars of Religion | |
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Word Origin & History
sully
1571 (implied in sulliedness), probably from M.Fr. souiller, from O.Fr. souillier "make dirty" (see soil (v.)).
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