Venal Definition

vēnəl
adjective
Open to bribery; mercenary.
A venal police officer.
American Heritage
Capable of being obtained for a price.
Venal services.
Webster's New World
That can readily be bribed or corrupted.
A venal judge.
Webster's New World
Characterized by bribery or corruption.
A venal bargain.
Webster's New World

Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.

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Origin of Venal

  • From French vénal, from Latin venalis, from venum (“something for sale"), cf. vend

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin vēnālis from vēnum sale wes-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin vena

    From Wiktionary

Venal Sentence Examples

  • Next to the Roman Uniats (whom they term Rassen or Venal) they most hate the Nestorian Syrians of Persia.

  • Cringing, venal, avaricious, dishonest, the Arab combines all the faults of a vicious nature with those which a degraded religion inculcates or encourages.

  • As a matter of fact, no man was more free or outspoken in his criticism of the policy of his employers than this apparently venal writer.

  • The practice of pulling down the ancient monuments to be used as building material, which was connived at by venal officials, was strictly prohibited.

  • It takes a long time to catch up with venal French politicians, not least because of the privacy laws.

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Words Starting With

VVEVEN

Words Ending With

LALNAL

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Words Starting With V and Ending With L

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