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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sul•ly /ˈsʌli/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -lied, -ly•ing. - to make dirty;
to stain or tarnish. - to ruin the purity or luster of;
defile:to sully a reputation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sul•ly (sul′ē),USA pronunciation v., -lied, -ly•ing, n., pl. -lies. v.t. - to soil, stain, or tarnish.
- to mar the purity or luster of;
defile:to sully a reputation.
v.i. - to become sullied, soiled, or tarnished.
n. - [Obs.]a stain;
soil.
- origin, originally uncertain 1585–95
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged taint, blemish, contaminate.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dirty, disgrace, dishonor.
Sul•ly (sul′ē; for 1 also Fr. sy lē′),USA pronunciation n. Ma•xi•mi•lien de Bé•thune (mak sē mē lyan′ də bā tyn′),USA pronunciation Duc de, 1560–1641, French statesman.- Biographical Thomas, 1783–1872, U.S. painter, born in England.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: sully /ˈsʌlɪ/ vb ( -lies, -lying, -lied)- to stain or tarnish (a reputation, etc) or (of a reputation) to become stained or tarnished
Etymology: 16th Century: probably from French souiller to soil Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Sully /ˈsʌlɪ; French: sylli/ n - 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
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