venally

2 definitions found

venally - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Venally \Ve"nal*ly\, adv.
     In a venal manner.
     [1913 Webster]

venally - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  venally
      adv 1: in a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly
             when he gave the contract to his best friend" [syn:
             dishonestly, venally, deceitfully] [ant:
             aboveboard, honestly]