noun
United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
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Thomas Sully
noun
French statesman (1560-1641)
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Duc de Sully
Maxmilien de Bethune
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
charge falsely or with malicious intent
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- attack the good name and reputation of someone
- The journalists have defamed me!
- The article in the paper sullied my reputation