sully
noun
- 1
French statesman (1560-1641)
The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
- 2
United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
verb
- 1
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
- 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
- 3
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
sully someone's reputation
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