venal /ˈviːnəl/ adjective5 •Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes. •Corrupt, mercenary. •Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.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. — 2002 •(no longer used) For sale; available for purchase.Because lips libertine and and venal had murmured such words to him, he believed but little in the candour of hers; […]. — 1886 •(no longer used, rare) Venous; pertaining to veins. formsmore venal · most venal