adjective
morally blemished
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- stained or impure
noun
a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)
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verb
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
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- sully someone's reputation
verb
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
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- 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
verb
spot, stain, or pollute
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- The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it