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sully

/ˈsʌli/SUH-lee
/ˈsʌli/SUH-lee

Meaningmud

Common meaning: stain

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsol‘mud’sourceB&T
  2. Old Englishmeaning shiftsmud → to defilesylian‘to defile’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishsullensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto defile → stainsully‘stain’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English sol ‘mud’.

Roots

  • sol Old English “mud”

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