unsully

verb

Etymology

From un- + sully.

  1. derived from *sūl-
  2. inherited from *sulwōn
  3. inherited from sylian
  4. inherited from sulen
  5. prefixed as unsully — “un + sully

Definitions

  1. To make clean (something formerly sullied).

    • The footage of the interviews available at the Museum of Television and Radio includes the commercials, many of which have the strange subliminal effect of reminding us that we are watching a man try to unsully himself.

The neighborhood

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