[ve.nal] adj [L venalis, fr. venum (acc.) sale; akin to Gk oneisthai to buy, Skt vasna price] (1652) 1: capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration: purchasable; esp: open to corrupt influence and esp. bribery: mercenary "a ~ legislator"
2: originating in, characterized by, or associated with corrupt bribery "a ~ arrangement with the police" -- ve.nal.i.ty n -- ve.nal.ly adv