Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter.
Sully is defined as to spoil or stain, or to disgrace.
To corrupt
Unsound or disordered.
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Referring to something that has received an infection
(Slang) Very bad, unsatisfactory, etc.
Of extremely poor quality; atrocious or contemptible:
Morally corrupt or offensive; dishonest, open to bribery, etc.
(Slang) Intoxicated; drunk
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Morally unsound or debased; perverted; evil; depraved
To discover or determine by searching or researching evidence:
To try; to prove, as with a touchstone.
To soil, sully, damage or compromise
To soil with spots:
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To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.
To fill (an orchard or an inhabited area) with dense smoke from a smudge pot in order to prevent damage from frost or to repel insects.
To harm the reputation of; malign; slander
To destroy, spoil, or damage irreparably
To fill with color; dye; tinge
To cause distress or damage:
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To do harm to; hurt, damage, etc.
To alter or spoil the color of; stain.
To debase, especially morally; corrupt.
To debase is defined as to cheapen, or make lower in value or quality.
To do damage to
(--- Computers) To damage (data) in a file or on a disk.
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To introduce impurities or foreign matter to.
To misrepresent, especially by distortion or exaggeration:
To cover or obscure with clouds:
To cause to have a small mark or marks that diminish attractiveness:
To besmirch is to dirty or spoil something or to damage someone's reputation
To undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay.
To discolor, soil, or spot:
To splash, spot, or soil with such drops or blobs
To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame:
To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside.
To spatter, as with mud or slander; soil or sully by spattering
To smear over; bedaub; soil
To make filthy; dirty; soil
To divert or deflect:
To decay to dust, to disintegrate from rot.
To disintegrate is defined as to break apart and fall to pieces.
To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
To rot
Having a bad smell, as of decay; putrid
To fill or saturate; cause to be permeated
To deprive of favor or good repute; treat with disfavor:
To damage the credit or reputation of; disgrace
Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
Not dull or faded:
To cleanse so as to destroy or prevent the growth of disease-carrying microorganisms:
Free of dirt, pollutants, infectious agents, or other unwanted elements:
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