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Noun
Sully
Thomas Sully
Definition: United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
Definition: A blemish.
Verb
defile
sully
corrupt
taint
cloud
Definition: place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
tarnish
stain
maculate
sully
defile
Definition: make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
defame
slander
smirch
asperse
denigrate
calumniate
smear
sully
besmirch
Definition: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!"; "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Definition: To soil or stain; to dirty.