sully

/sˈʌli/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
2. French statesman (1560-1641)

verb

1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
   “sully someone's reputation”
2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
   “The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”
3. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
   “The journalists have defamed me!”

Synonyms for sully

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

Words that rhyme with sully

• additionally
• gully
• culley
• cully
• gulley
• kully
• lulie
• mcanelly
• mcculley
• mccully
• sculley
• scully
• sullie