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sullies

Variant of sully

transitive verb sullied, sullying

to soil, stain, tarnish, or besmirch, now esp. by disgracing

Origin: prob. < Fr souiller < OFr soillier: see soil

intransitive verb

Obsolete to become sullied

noun pl. sullies

Archaic a stain or tarnish; defilement

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