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Sully
('s/@/l/i/ )

noun (n)

  • United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    thomas sully
    source: wordnet30
  • French statesman (1560-1641)(noun.person)
    Synonym:
    duc de sully, maxmilien de bethune
    source: wordnet30
  • Soil; tarnish; stain.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • place under suspicion or cast doubt upon(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Sully someone's reputation.
    Synonym:
    cloud, corrupt, defile, taint
    source: wordnet30
  • make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    defile, maculate, stain, tarnish
    source: wordnet30
  • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch
    source: wordnet30
  • To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to sully a person's reputation.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To become soiled or tarnished.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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