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sully
1[suhl-ee]
verb (used with object)
to soil, stain, or tarnish.
to mar the purity or luster of; defile.
to sully a reputation.
verb (used without object)
to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished.
noun
plural
sulliesObsolete., a stain; soil.
Sully
2[suhl-ee, s
noun
Maximilien de Béthune Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman.
Thomas, 1783–1872, U.S. painter, born in England.
sully
1/ ˈsʌlɪ /
verb
to stain or tarnish (a reputation, etc) or (of a reputation) to become stained or tarnished
noun
a stain
the act of sullying
Sully
2/ sylli, ˈsʌlɪ /
noun
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
Other Word Forms
- sulliable adjective
- unsulliable adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sully1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sully1
Example Sentences
In November 2023 a temporary exhibition in the Sully wing had to be moved after just a few days because of a flood.
And it’s like in “Sully” when he lands the plane, they knew what to do.
On the day of the fire, Michael-Nolhan Morales, who lives in an adjacent apartment building, said his St. Bernard named Sully knew something was amiss even before the first flames were visible.
In 2016, they were pictured attending a screening of Sully at Directors Guild Of America in Los Angeles.
Sully, a 10th grader whose school closed nearly two months ago, stood on a street corner in the community of Pétion-Ville selling gasoline that he buys on the black market.
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