Venal vs. Venial

Venaladjective

Venous; pertaining to veins.

Venaladjective

(archaic) For sale; available for purchase.

Venaladjective

Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.

Venaladjective

Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.

Venaladjective

(of behaviour etc.) Corrupt, mercenary.

Venaladjective

Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood.

Venaladjective

Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; made matter of trade or barter; held for sale; salable; mercenary; purchasable; hireling; as, venal services.

Venaladjective

capable of being corrupted;

Venaladjective

showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt

Venialadjective

Pardonable; able to be forgiven.

Venialadjective

Excusable; trifling

Venialadjective

Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable; pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.

Venialadjective

Allowed; permitted.

Venialadjective

warranting only temporal punishment;

Venialadjective

easily excused or forgiven;

Venialadjective

denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace

Venialadjective

(of a fault or offence) slight and pardonable.