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sully
1[ suhl-ee ]
verb (used with object)
- to soil, stain, or tarnish.
Synonyms: , ,
- to mar the purity or luster of; defile:
to sully a reputation.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used without object)
- to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished.
noun
- Obsolete. a stain; soil.
Sully
2[ suhl-ee; French sy-lee ]
noun
- Ma·xi·mi·lien de Bé·thune [m, a, k-see-mee-, lyan, d, uh, bey-, tyn], Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman.
- Thomas, 1783–1872, U.S. painter, born in England.
Sully
1/ sylli; ˈʌɪ /
noun
- SullyMaximilien de Béthune, Duc de15591641MFrenchPOLITICS: statesman 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
sully
2/ ˈʌɪ /
verb
- to stain or tarnish (a reputation, etc) or (of a reputation) to become stained or tarnished
noun
- a stain
- the act of sullying
Derived Forms
- ˈܱ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܱ··· adjective
- un·ܱ··· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sully1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sully1
Example Sentences
There are countertop devices that promise to scramble your egg inside the shell, so you never have to sully a whisk again.
"Investors heard more explicit details regarding the Trump tariff agenda, which sullied the market mood somewhat."
Never mind that Trump would never sully himself by entering a grocery store.
Introducing a two-tier system to the World Test Championship would be "greedy" and would "sully the game", says former England fast bowler Steven Finn.
This pattern of presidents sullying the office as they leave it with clemency for the connected should end, even if the pardon power lives on.
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