"sullied" meaning in English

See sullied in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsʌliːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsʌlid/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sullied.wav [General-American] Forms: more sullied [comparative], most sullied [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌliːd Etymology: From sully + -ied (suffix forming participial adjectives and past participal forms of verbs ending in -y). Etymology templates: {{lg|suffix}} suffix, {{lg|adjective}} adjective, {{lg|past}} past, {{lg|verb}} verb, {{affix|en|sully|-ied|pos2=suffix forming participial adjectives and past participal forms of verbs ending in -y}} sully + -ied (suffix forming participial adjectives and past participal forms of verbs ending in -y) Head templates: {{en-adj}} sullied (comparative more sullied, superlative most sullied)
  1. Stained, soiled.
    Sense id: en-sullied-en-adj-OP40KLRi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ied, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Hygiene Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 32 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ied: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 21 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 12 9 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 36 36 27
  2. (figurative) Defiled, tainted. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sullied-en-adj-aeknas0o Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ied, Hygiene Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ied: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 36 36 27

Verb

IPA: /ˈsʌliːd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsʌlid/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sullied.wav [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌliːd Etymology: From sully + -ied (suffix forming participial adjectives and past participal forms of verbs ending in -y). Etymology templates: {{lg|suffix}} suffix, {{lg|adjective}} adjective, {{lg|past}} past, {{lg|verb}} verb, {{affix|en|sully|-ied|pos2=suffix forming participial adjectives and past participal forms of verbs ending in -y}} sully + -ied (suffix forming participial adjectives and past participal forms of verbs ending in -y) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sullied
  1. simple past and past participle of sully Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: sully
    Sense id: en-sullied-en-verb-d5JRjoxH Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ied, Hygiene Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ied: 38 38 24 Disambiguation of Hygiene: 36 36 27
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