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Selly vs Sully - What's the difference?

selly | sully |

As an adjective selly

is rare; wonderful; admirable.

As an adverb selly

is wonderfully.

As a noun selly

is a marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare.

As a verb sully is

to soil or stain; to dirty.

selly

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) (Scotland)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Rare; wonderful; admirable.

    • Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Wonderfully.

    • Noun

    (sellies)
  • A marvel; wonder; something wonderful or rare.
  • *1995 , Robert J. Blanch, Julian N. Wasserman, From Pearl to Gawain :
    • The line is a masterstroke of noncommitment, for the event is a "selly " in the sight of some unidentified readers.

    sully

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • to soil or stain; to dirty
    • He did not wish to sully his hands with gardening.
  • * Roscommon
    • statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke
  • to damage or corrupt
    • He did not wish to sully his reputation with an ill-mannered comment.
  • * Atterbury
    • no spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity
  • To become soiled or tarnished.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding.