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Definition of sully

noun:

• United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872). Synonyms: Sully, Thomas Sully.
• French statesman (1560-1641). Synonyms: Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune, Sully.

verb:

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation". Synonyms: cloud, corrupt, defile, taint.
• 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". Synonyms: defile, maculate, stain, tarnish.
• 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". Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch.

Related words

assassinate, badmouth, darken, libel, malign, traduce.

Words nearby

bully, dully, fully, gully, lully, sally, silly, sulky, sulla, surly, tully.

Rhymes with

gully, tully.