Sully

  • 131sully — verb (T) formal or literary to spoil or reduce the value of something that was perfect: a scandal that sullied his reputation …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 132sully — v 1. soil, stain, spot, blemish, maculate, smudge, smear, besmear; begrime, bedraggle, draggle; mar, spoil, ruin; contaminate, pollute, adulterate. 2. defile, disgrace, dishonor, dirty; defame, denigrate, vilify, scandalize, revile, malign;… …

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