sullied

Meanings

• adjective

  Made unclean or impure, often through contact with something dirty or contaminated.

  - "The silverware was sullied during the dinner party."
  - "The pond was sullied by industrial waste."

• verb

  To make (something) unclean or impure.

  - "The pond was sullied by the spill."
  - "The reputation of the company was sullied by the scandal."

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Antonyms

unsullied

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Synonyms

sowl

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sullied
dulled , fulled , mulled , pallied , rallied , shuffled , swaddled , tallied

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Variants

List of all variants of sullied that leads to same result
sullied , sullies , sully , sullying

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Etymology

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From Old French sulle, meaning 'mud, filth'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'sullied' is often used in the context of financial markets to describe stocks or bonds that have lost value.

2. In the game of chess, a piece that has been moved illegally is said to be 'sullied'.

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Related Concepts

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1. polluted: Related concept, as both sullied and polluted refer to the contamination or defilement of something.

2. defiled: Related concept, as both sullied and defiled refer to the making unclean or impure of something.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'sullied' is often used to describe characters who have lost their purity or integrity, such as in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'. In art, the term can refer to the intentional use of dirty or impure colors to create a specific effect.

How to Memorize "sullied"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a silver platter with food on it becoming sullied by a spill or fingerprints.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sullied' with the idea of something becoming unclean or impure.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sullied Sells Silly Silver' to remember the meaning of the word.

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