venal
11venal — venal, venial These two unrelated words are sometimes confused, chiefly because they are close in form but perhaps also because their meanings both have to do with forms of transgression. Venal means ‘able to be bribed, corrupt’ (from Latin venum …
12Venal — (v. lat.), käuflich, feil, bestechlich; davon Venalität, die Verkäuflichkeit, Bestechlichkeit. Venales, Sklaven, welche zum ersten Male nach Rom gebracht u. dort feil gehalten wurden …
13Venal — Venāl (lat.), käuflich, feil; Venalität, Bestechlichkeit …
14Venal — Venal, lat. deutsch, käuflich, feil; Venalität, Käuflichkeit, Bestechlichkeit …
15venal — I adjective avaricious, bribable, corrupt, corruptible, dishonorable, extortionate, grasping, greedy, mercenary, nummarius, purchasable, self seeking, venalis II index bad (offensive) …
16venal — *mercenary, hireling, hack Analogous words: corrupt, nefarious, iniquitous, *vicious, infamous, flagitious: sordid, ignoble (see MEAN adj) …
17venal — [adj] bribable, corruptible amoral, bent*, buyable, conscienceless, corrupt, crooked, dishonest, double dealing, immoral, mercenary, on the take*, padded*, purchasable, unethical, unprincipled, unprofessional, unscrupulous; concept 545 …
18venal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ open to bribery. DERIVATIVES venality noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «available for purchase»: from Latin venalis, from venum thing for sale …
19VÉNAL — ALE. adj. Qui se vend, qui se peut vendre. Il ne se dit au propre que Des charges et des emplois qui s achètent à prix d argent. Choses vénales. Offices vénaux. Charge vénale. C est un pays où les plus grandes dignités de l État sont vénales. … …
20venal — venally, adv. /veen l/, adj. 1. willing to sell one s influence, esp. 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… …
