Advanced English Word of the Day
sullyDefinitions
| English > English | |
| sully | |
| 1. v. To soil or stain; to dirty. |  |
| Synonyms: sowl, q1=obsolete | |
| He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening. | |
| 2. v. To corrupt or damage. | |
| She tried to sully her rival’s reputation with a suggestive comment. | |
| 3. v. (intransitive) To become soiled or tarnished. | |
| 4. n. (rare, obsolete) A blemish. | |
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