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Sully
see synonyms of sullyNoun
1. sully, thomas sully
United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
Verb
3. cloud, corrupt, defile, sully, taint
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
Example Sentences:'sully someone's reputation'
4. defile, maculate, stain, sully, tarnish
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
Example Sentences:'The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air''Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man'
5. asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Example Sentences:'The journalists have defamed me!''The article in the paper sullied my reputation'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Sully
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