1. (

• Sully ,
• Thomas_Sully

) United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872) ;

2. (

• Sully ,
• Duc_de_Sully ,
• Maxmilien_de_Bethune

) French statesman (1560-1641) ;

1. (

• defile ,
• sully ,
• corrupt ,
• taint ,
• cloud

) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation" ;

2. (

• tarnish ,
• stain ,
• maculate ,
• sully ,
• defile

) 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" ;

3. (

• defame ,
• slander ,
• smirch ,
• asperse ,
• denigrate ,
• calumniate ,
• smear ,
• sully ,
• besmirch

) 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" ;