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单词 venal
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venal

enUK

venal

open to bribery; mercenary; corruptible: a venal administration prone to greed and deception
Not to be confused with:venial – pardonable; trifling; not seriously wrong: His outburst in class was only a venial offense.

ve·nal

V0049900 (vē′nəl)adj.1. a. Open to bribery; mercenary: a venal police officer.b. Characterized by corrupt dealings, especially bribery: a venal arrangement between the police and the drug dealers.2. Archaic Obtainable for a price.
[Latin vēnālis, from vēnum, sale; see wes- in Indo-European roots.]
ve′nal·ly adv.

venal

(ˈviːnəl) adj1. 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 ˈvenally adv

ve•nal

(ˈvin l)

adj. 1. open to bribery or corruption: a venal judge. 2. able to be purchased, as by a bribe: venal acquittals. 3. associated with or characterized by bribery. [1645–55; < Latin vēnālis=vēn(um) for sale (compare vend) + -ālis -al1] ve•nal′i•ty, n. ve′nal•ly, adv.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.venal - capable of being corruptedvenal - capable of being corrupted; "corruptible judges"; "dishonest politicians"; "a purchasable senator"; "a venal police officer"bribable, corruptible, purchasable, dishonestcorrupt - lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"

venal

adjective corrupt, bent (slang), crooked (informal), prostituted, grafting (informal), mercenary, sordid, rapacious, unprincipled, dishonourable, corruptible, purchasable venal and totally corrupt politicians
principled, upright, honourable, honest, law-abiding, incorruptible

venal

adjective1. Capable of being bribed:buyable, corruptible, purchasable.2. Ruthlessly seeking personal advantage:corrupt, mercenary, praetorian.Informal: crooked.3. Marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust:corrupt, dishonest.Informal: crooked.
Translations
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Venal

enUK
Related to Venal: vouchsafing

VENAL. Something that is bought. The term is generally applied in a bad sense; as, a venal office is an office which has been purchased.

venal

enUK
Related to venal: vouchsafing
  • adj

Synonyms for venal

adj corrupt

Synonyms

  • corrupt
  • bent
  • crooked
  • prostituted
  • grafting
  • mercenary
  • sordid
  • rapacious
  • unprincipled
  • dishonourable
  • corruptible
  • purchasable

Antonyms

  • principled
  • upright
  • honourable
  • honest
  • law-abiding
  • incorruptible

Synonyms for venal

adj capable of being bribed

Synonyms

  • buyable
  • corruptible
  • purchasable

adj ruthlessly seeking personal advantage

Synonyms

  • corrupt
  • mercenary
  • praetorian
  • crooked

adj marked by dishonesty, especially in matters of public trust

Synonyms

  • corrupt
  • dishonest
  • crooked

Synonyms for venal

adj capable of being corrupted

Synonyms

  • bribable
  • corruptible
  • purchasable
  • dishonest

Related Words

  • corrupt
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