sully - Meaning in Kannada

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sully - Meaning in Kannada

sully Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of sully in English

Sully noun

1. French statesman (1560-1641)

   Synonyms

   Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune, Sully, Sully

2. United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)

   Synonyms

   Sully, Sully, Thomas Sully

sully verb

1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

   Synonyms

   asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch

   Examples

   • "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
   • "The journalists have defamed me!"
2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

   Synonyms

   defile, maculate, stain, tarnish

   Examples

   • "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
   • "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"
3. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

   Synonyms

   cloud, cloud, corrupt, defile, taint

   Example

   • "sully someone's reputation"

Synonyms of sully

• duc de sully, maxmilien de bethune
• thomas sully
• asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch
• defile, maculate, stain, tarnish
• cloud, corrupt, defile, taint

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