venial
131venal — [ vi:n(ə)l] adjective showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery. Derivatives venality noun venally adverb Origin C17 (in the sense available for purchase ): from L. venalis, from venum thing for sale . Usage On the difference between… …
132venal — 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 …
