venal

  • 21venal — [[t]vi͟ːn(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as venal, you disapprove of them because they are prepared to do almost anything in return for money, even things which are dishonest or immoral. Ian Trimmer is corrupt and… …

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  • 22venal — /ˈvinəl / (say veenuhl) adjective 1. ready to sell one s services or influence unscrupulously; accessible to bribery; corruptly mercenary: *to be taken back to Sydney for identification, for no better reason than that a venal mounted police… …

  • 23venal — {{#}}{{LM SynV40575}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE V39589}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}venal{{]}} {{《}}▍ adj.{{》}} = {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}(un objeto){{♀}} vendible = {{<}}2{{>}} {{♂}}(una persona){{♀}} sobornable • corrupto {{#}}{{LM… …

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  • 24venal — adjective Etymology: Latin venalis, from venum (accusative) sale; akin to Greek ōneisthai to buy, Sanskrit vasna price Date: 1652 1. capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration ; purchasable; especially open to… …

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  • 25Vénal — Vénalité La vénalité désigne le caractère de ce qui est vénal, c est à dire qui peut être vendu ; le mot et l adjectif s appliquent aussi bien à des actions qu à des individus et est relativement vieilli. On qualifie les prostituées de… …

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  • 26venal — I (Derivado de vena.) ► adjetivo ANATOMÍA De las venas. II (Del lat. venalis.) ► adjetivo 1 Que está destinado a ser vendido: ■ esta publicación es venal . SINÓNIMO venable …

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  • 27venal — ve•nal [[t]ˈvin l[/t]] adj. 1) open to bribery or corruption: a venal judge[/ex] 2) able to be purchased, as by a bribe: venal acquittals[/ex] 3) associated with or characterized by bribery • Etymology: 1645–55; < L vēnālis=vēn(um) for sale… …

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  • 28venal — adjective /ˈviːnəl/ a) venous; pertaining to veins Though there is a disposition in mankind, to declaim against the corruption and peculation of the present times, as being more venal than formerly; yet, if we look back to different periods, we… …

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  • 29venal — See venal, venial …

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  • 30venal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. money loving, mercenary, sordid; corrupt, bribable, purchasable (of persons). See improbity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mercenary, dishonorable, vicious; see corrupt 1 , greedy 1 . III (Roget s 3… …

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