transcription, транскрипция: [ sʌli ]
( sullies, sullying, sullied)
1.
If something is sullied by something else, it is damaged so that it is no longer pure or of such high value. ( FORMAL )
The City’s reputation has been sullied by scandals like those at Lloyd’s...
She claimed they were sullying her good name.
VERB : be V-ed , V n
2.
If someone sullies something, they make it dirty. ( FORMAL )
I felt loath to sully the gleaming brass knocker by handling it.
VERB : V n