Home › Words › B › besullybesullybesully means to make sullied or soiled; defile.EtymologyFrom Middle English bisulien, from Old English besylian (“to soil, stain”), equivalent to be- + sully.verbTo make sullied or soiled; defile.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sullow 80% match — To sully. vs besully →sullying 75% match — The process by which something is sullied or made dirty. vs besully →beslurry 72% match — To soil; smear with mud or excrement; make dirty. vs besully →befoul 71% match — To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute. vs besully →befile 69% match — To make filthy; befoul; soil. vs besully →besmirk 69% match — To besmirch; sully; befoul. vs besully →besmirch 68% match — To make dirty. vs besully →besmutch 68% match — To besmirch. vs besully →