sully Definition

• Sully ((v. t.))

  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.

• Sully ((v. i.))

  To become soiled or tarnished.

• Sully ((n.))

  Soil; tarnish; stain.

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