sully

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈsʌli/

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• Hyphenation: sul‧ly

Verb

Plain form sully

Third-person singular sullies

Past tense sullied

Past participle sullied

Present participle sullying

1. (transitive) If you sully something, you make it dirty.
   • Synonyms: soil, stain and dirty