The Clue
Taint (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SULLY
Tags
Notes
The answer SULLY is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
Related Clues
Besmirch
Disgrace
Tarnish
Definition
SULLY as a noun:
1. (Sully, Thomas Sully) = United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
2. (Sully, Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune) = French statesman (1560-1641)
SULLY as a verb:
1. (defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud) = place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
2. (tarnish, stain, maculate, sully, defile) = make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"
3. (defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch) = charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"