ALL meanings of sully
sul·ly
S s - verb with object sully to soil, stain, or tarnish. 1
- verb with object sully to mar the purity or luster of; defile: to sully a reputation. 1
- verb without object sully to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished. 1
- noun plural sully Obsolete. a stain; soil. 1
- noun sully Maximilien de Béthune [mak-see-mee-lyan duh bey-tyn] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ də beɪˈtün/ (Show IPA), Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman. 1
- noun sully Thomas, 1783–1872, U.S. painter, born in England. 1
- transitive verb sully stain, spoil 1
- transitive verb sully reputation: taint 1
- verb sully If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value. 0
- verb sully If someone sullies something, they make it dirty. 0
- verb sully to stain or tarnish (a reputation, etc) or (of a reputation) to become stained or tarnished 0
- noun sully a stain 0
- noun sully the act of sullying 0
- noun sully Maximilien de Béthune (maksimiljɛ̃ də betyn), Duc de Sully. 1559–1641, French statesman; minister of Henry IV. He helped restore the finances of France after the Wars of Religion 0
- noun sully Duc de(Maximilien de Béthune) 1560-1641; Fr. statesman 0
- noun sully Thomas1783-1872; U.S. painter, born in England 0
- verb transitive sully to soil, stain, tarnish, or besmirch, now esp. by disgracing 0
- intransitive verb sully to become sullied 0
- noun sully a stain or tarnish; defilement 0