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Besmirches
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sullies
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vb. (en-third-person singularsully)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sully \Sul"ly\, n.; pl. Sullies . Soil; tarnish; stain. A noble and triumphant merit breaks through little spots and sullies in his reputation. --Spectator.
Usage examples of sullies.
Verily I say unto you: anyone who sullies the name of the man in the fire helmet, who has the right of way, whom the insurance companies love, who always has a bit of ashes in his pocket, perhaps because they dropped into it in the course of his duties or perhaps as a talisman -- anyone, I say, who dares to accuse this glorious phoenix of arson deserves to have a millstone tied round his neck and.
The just censure of society,' remarked the judge, 'is accorded to those so inconstant and intemperate that they must take their pleasures in the unholy market of humanity that still sullies the fame of our civilization.