Sully

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Sully Definition

• (n) United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
• (n) French statesman (1560-1641)
• (v) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone''s reputation"
• (v) 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"
• (v) 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"

Sully Synonyms

• asperse
• besmirch
• calumniate
• cloud
• corrupt
• defame
• defile
• denigrate
• Duc de Sully
• maculate
• Maxmilien de Bethune
• slander
• smear
• smirch
• stain
• Sully
• taint
• tarnish
• Thomas Sully