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VENALLY
[
veen
-l
]
ve·nal
/
ˈvin
l
/
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[
veen
-l
]
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adjective
1.
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
a venal judge.
2.
able to be purchased, as by a bribe:
venal acquittals.
3.
associated with or characterized by bribery:
a venal administration; venal agreements.
Origin:
1645–55;
<
Latin
vēnālis,
equivalent to
vēn
(
um
) (accusative) for sale (
compare
vend
) +
-ālis
-al
1
Related forms
ve·nal·ly,
adverb
non·ve·nal,
adjective
non·ve·nal·ly,
adverb
un·ve·nal,
adjective
Can be confused:
veinal
,
venal,
venery
,
venial
.
Synonyms
1.
bribable, corruptible.
See
corrupt.
Antonyms
1.
incorruptible.
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World English Dictionary
venal
(ˈviːn
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
easily bribed or corrupted; mercenary:
a venal magistrate
2.
characterized by corruption:
a venal civilization
3.
open to purchase, esp by bribery:
a venal contract
[C17: from Latin
vēnālis,
from
vēnum
sale]
venality
—
n
'venally
—
adv
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