venally

1. 1.

   in a corrupt and deceitful manner

   “he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend”

   Synonymsdishonestlydeceitfully

Questions about venally

What does venally mean?

venally means "in a corrupt and deceitful manner".

How many syllables are in venally?

venally has 3 syllables: ve-nal-ly. The stress falls on "ve".

What is another word for venally?

Close synonyms include dishonestly, deceitfully. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is venally a common word?

venally is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.