Hyphenation of sully

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sully? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of sully:

1.	United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)
2.	French statesman (1560-1641)
3.	Place under suspicion or cast doubt upon Sully someone's reputation
4.	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
5.	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

Synonyms of sully:

noun	Sully, Thomas Sully, painter
noun	Sully, Duc de Sully, Maxmilien de Bethune, statesman, solon, national leader
verb	defile, corrupt, taint, cloud, mar, impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate
verb	tarnish, stain, maculate, defile, spot, fleck, blob, blot
verb	defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, besmirch, charge, accuse

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