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English
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-sully.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�li|-�li
Etymology
From MF. souiller, from OF. souillier.
Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|sullies|sullying|sullied
- to soil or stain; to dirty
#:He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
- to damage or corrupt
#:He did not wish to sully his reputation with an ill-mannered comment.
Translations
trans-top|soil, stain; dirty
German: besudeln, schmutzig machen
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|damage, corrupt
German: besudeln
trans-mid
trans-bottom
Translations
French: salir
io:sully
pl:sully
te:sully
vi:sully
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