The Clue
Sullied (7 letter answer)
The Answer
SPOTTED
Tags
Notes
The answer SPOTTED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2100 puzzles.
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Definition
SPOT as a verb:
1. (descry, spot, espy, spy) = catch sight of
2. (blemish, spot) = mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished"
3. (spot, fleck, blob, blot) = make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
4. become spotted; "This dress spots quickly"
5. mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition; "spot the areas that one should clearly identify"
SPOTTED as an adjective:
1. (patched, spotty, spotted, black-and-white) = having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture); "a field patched with ice and snow"; "the wall had a spotty speckled effect"; "a black-and-white spotted cow"
2. (besmirched, damaged, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished) = especially of reputation; "the senator's seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name"