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sully

sul·ly [ súllee ] (past and past participle sul·lied, present participle sul·ly·ing, 3rd person present singular sul·lies)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. spoil: to spoil or detract from something, especially somebody's reputation, that has previously been pure and honorable, or become spoiled or tarnished
a reputation sullied by scandal

2. make dirty: to make something dirty

[Late 16th century. Origin ?]

sul·lied adjective
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