| v. t. | 1. | To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken; - used literally and figuratively; |
| v. i. | 1. | To become soiled or tarnished. |
| n. | 1. | Soil; tarnish; stain. |
| Noun | 1. | Sully - United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) Synonyms: Thomas Sully |
| 2. | Sully - French statesman (1560-1641) Synonyms: Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune | |
| Verb | 1. | sully - place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" |
| 2. | sully - 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" | |
| 3. | sully - 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" |