sullied

sul·lied
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UK/ˈsʌliːd/US/ˈsʌlid/

adjective

Stained, soiled.

Opposite
unsullied
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Meanings

adjectivesullied (comparative more sullied, superlative most sullied)

comparative more sullied · superlative most sullied

  1. Stained, soiled.
  2. figurativelyDefiled, tainted.

    O that this too too ſallied fleſh vvould melt, / Thavv and reſolue it ſelfe into a devve, […]

    c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii], signature C, recto
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of sully

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
unsullied
Also see
clartyfeculentgrubbyunclean

Origin

From sully + -ied (suffix forming participial adjectives and past participal forms of verbs ending in -y).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with sullied

unsullied
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Cite this entry
APA

sullied. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sullied

MLA

“sullied.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sullied. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sullied,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sullied.

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