| venal definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | open to or marked by bribery or corruption | 189 sets |
| 2 | corrupt | 50 sets |
| 3 | (adj.) open to or marked by bribery or corruption | 37 sets |
| 4 | capable of being bribed | 35 sets |
| 5 | capable of being corrupted | 28 sets |
| 6 | corrupt; can be bribed | 22 sets |
| 7 | (adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption | 21 sets |
| 8 | corruptible | 17 sets |
| 9 | capable of being bribed or corrupted | 15 sets |
| 10 | adj. open to or marked by bribery or corruption | 14 sets |
| 11 | capable of being bribed; willing to do anything for money; corrupt | 13 sets |
| 12 | adj. mercenary, corrupt. | 13 sets |
| 13 | open to bribery | 13 sets |
| 14 | adj. capable of being bribed or corrupted | 13 sets |
| 15 | open to or marked by bribery | 11 sets |
| 16 | capable of being bribed; corrupt; cf. vernal | 11 sets |
| 17 | mercenary, corrupt. | 11 sets |
| 18 | dishonest, bribable, corruptible, mercenary | 10 sets |
| 19 | corruptible, bribable, unprincipled | 10 sets |
| 20 | greedy | 9 sets |
| 21 | corrupt, mercenary | 9 sets |
| 22 | able to be bribed | 9 sets |
| 23 | mercenary | 8 sets |
| 24 | honest, incorruptible, scrupulous | 8 sets |
| 25 | dishonest | 8 sets |
| 26 | open to bribery or corruption | 7 sets |
| 27 | corrupt, easily bribed | 7 sets |
| 28 | corrupted by bribery | 7 sets |
| 29 | open or marked by bribery or corruption | 6 sets |
| 30 | ready to do something dishonest | 6 sets |
| 31 | mercenary, corruptible | 6 sets |
| 32 | mercenary, corrupt | 6 sets |
| 33 | scrupulous | 5 sets |
| 34 | corruptible, open to bribery | 5 sets |
| 35 | bribable | 5 sets |
| 36 | capable of being bought or bribed, mercenary | 5 sets |
| 37 | open to or marked by bribary or corruption | 5 sets |
| 38 | incorruptible | 4 sets |
| 39 | corrupt, purchasable, mercenary | 4 sets |
| 40 | open to corruption | 4 sets |