Definitions
capable of being corrupted
Word origin
From Latin vēna (“vein”) + -al.
Used in a sentence
“Because lips libertine and and venal had murmured such words to him, he believed but little in the candour of hers; […].”
“Thus, regimental commands in the army were – as with the judiciary or the financial bureaucracy – venal posts, which were purchased, bequeathed and sold among the nobility.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Open to bribery”5 letters
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