Synonyms

sullied

American

[suhl-eed] / ˈsʌl id /

adjective

soiled, stained, or tarnished.

He was above the sullied reputations of some party members, who were thought to be corrupt, greedy, and arrogant.
To a lover of reading, how beautiful are the sullied pages and worn-out appearance of a well-used book!

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of sully.

Other Word Forms

unsullied

adjective

Etymology

Origin of sullied

sully + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Sullied dishes tower in a kitchen that appears to be an afterthought.

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2016

No. I strove, and it went under, And I drew, but it went down; And the waterweeds' long tresses, And the overlapping cresses, Sullied its admired crown.

From Poems by Jean Ingelow, In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Ingelow, Jean

Now you have the triple feather, Bind the kindred stems together With a silken tie whose hue Once was brilliant Buff and Blue; Sullied now—alas, how much!

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael

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