What does venal mean?
Venal means (rare, archaic) Venous; pertaining to veins..
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/ˈviːnəl/ · adjective
(rare, archaic) Venous; pertaining to veins..
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.
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 shall find statesmen and politicians, as selfish and corrupt, […] as those who have lately figured on the political stage.
Use venal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Venal means (rare, archaic) Venous; pertaining to veins..
Common synonyms include purchasable, crooked, corrupt, dishonest.
Possible antonyms include straight, honest, uncorrupt.
Because lips libertine and and venal had murmured such words to him, he believed but little in the candour of hers; […].
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