Noun
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French statesman (1560-1641)
- duc de sully - maxmilien de bethune -
United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
- thomas sully
Verb
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charge falsely or with malicious intent
attack the good name and reputation of someone
"The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
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make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
also used metaphorically
"The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
"Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
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place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"