SULLY


Meaning of SULLY in English

/ ˈsʌli; NAmE / verb ( sul·lies , sully·ing , sul·lied , sul·lied ) [ vn ] ( formal or literary )

1.

to spoil or reduce the value of sth

2.

to make sth dirty

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: perhaps from French souiller to soil.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.