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- Dictionarysully/ˈsʌli/
verb
- 1. damage the purity or integrity of: literary "they were outraged that anyone should sully their good name"
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Sully is a verb that means to make soiled or tarnished, or a noun that means soil or stain. It can also be a name of two historical figures: a French statesman and a painter.
SULLY is a verb that means to spoil something pure or someone's reputation, or to make something dirty. See examples, synonyms, and translations of sully in different languages.
To sully is to attack someone's good name and to try to ruin his reputation. If you spread false rumors that there's chicken stock in the vegetarian entree at Joe's Diner, you would sully Joe's good reputation. Sully can also mean to tarnish or make spotty.
SULLY means to spoil something pure or someone's reputation, or to make something dirty. See how to use this formal verb in sentences and find synonyms and related words.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and examples of the verb 'sully', which means to stain, tarnish, or defile something or someone. Also find out the names of two historical figures, Duc de Sully and Thomas Sully, who share this word.
Sully can be a verb meaning to soil, stain, or tarnish, or a noun referring to a French statesman or a U.S. painter. Learn the origin, synonyms, and translations of sully from various sources.
Sully means to soil, stain, tarnish, or besmirch, or a stain or tarnish. It comes from Old English sylian and is related to soil. See synonyms, sentences, and origin of sully.
