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SULLY

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2 senses for sully as a Noun:

Synonyms:
- Sully
- Thomas Sully
Definitions:
- United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
Synonyms:
Definitions:
- French statesman (1560-1641)

Noun related (for sully)
duc de sully
thomas sully

3 senses for sully as a Verb:

Synonyms:
- Defile
- Sully
- Corrupt
- Taint
- Cloud
Definitions:
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Examples:
- Sully someone's reputation
Synonyms:
- Tarnish
- Stain
- Maculate
- Sully
- Defile
Definitions:
- make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
- also used metaphorically
Examples:
- The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air
- Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man
Synonyms:
- Defame
- Slander
- Smirch
- Asperse
- Denigrate
- Calumniate
- Smear
- Sully
- Besmirch
Definitions:
- charge falsely or with malicious intent
- attack the good name and reputation of someone
Examples:
- The journalists have defamed me! The article in the paper sullied my reputation

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