All 3 Uses
sully
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Sweet Far Thing
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- You wouldn't want to sully her memory, to disappoint her, would you?†
Chpt 2
- I told Missus Nightwing them dirty Gypsies would sully her girls.†
Chpt 4
- She sends us out of doors—for fear we might breathe and somehow sully the pristine rooms of Spence—which suits everyone fine, as it's a particularly lovely day.†
Chpt 4 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(sully as in: sully her reputation) to soil or stain -- especially to damage a reputation that was previously unblemished
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) a name or nickname