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sullies |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sully 2 of 3 senses of sully Sense 2 tarnish, maculate, sully, defile => darken Sense 3 defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch => libel => badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb sully 2 of 3 senses of sully Sense 2 tarnish, maculate, sully, defile => darken Sense 3 defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch => libel => badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud Entailment of verb sully Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb sully 3 senses of sully Sense 1 defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud => mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate Sense 2 tarnish, maculate, sully, defile => spot, fleck, blob, blot Sense 3 defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch => charge, accuse Familiarity of verb sully sully used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb sully Sense 1 defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud => mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate -------------- Sense 2 tarnish, maculate, sully, defile => spot, fleck, blob, blot -------------- Sense 3 defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch => charge, accuse -------------- Grep of noun sully duc de sully sully thomas sully Overview of noun sully The noun sully has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Sully, Thomas Sully -- (United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)) 2. Sully, Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune -- (French statesman (1560-1641)) Overview of verb sully The verb sully has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud -- (place under suspicion or cast doubt upon "sully someone's reputation") 2. tarnish, maculate, sully, defile -- (make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals; also used metaphorically: "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man") 3. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch -- (charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone "The journalists have defamed me!" The article in the paper sullied my reputation") Overview of noun sully The noun sully has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. Sully, Thomas Sully -- (United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)) 2. Sully, Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune -- (French statesman (1560-1641)) Overview of verb sully The verb sully has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud -- (place under suspicion or cast doubt upon "sully someone's reputation") 2. tarnish, maculate, sully, defile -- (make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals; also used metaphorically: "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man") 3. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch -- (charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone "The journalists have defamed me!" The article in the paper sullied my reputation")
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