venal
adjective
[ ˈviːn(ə)l ]
• showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery; corrupt.
• "local customs officers are notoriously venal"
Similar:
corrupt,
corruptible,
bribable,
open to bribery,
purchasable,
buyable,
grafting,
dishonest,
fraudulent,
dishonourable,
untrustworthy,
unscrupulous,
unprincipled,
mercenary,
avaricious,
grasping,
rapacious,
bent,
crooked,
warped,
shady,
simoniacal,
simoniac,
Origin:
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘available for purchase’, referring to merchandise or a favour): from Latin venalis, from venum ‘thing for sale’.
