ADVERB
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in a corrupt and deceitful manner
he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend
How To Use venally In A Sentence
- So I thought some of them were acting venally.
- The argument seemed so compellingly moral and just, the counter-argument so venally self-interested.
- In the spirit of reflective self-improvement (and more, venally, self-promotion), I thought it would be worth giving myself a report card
- Children are quite capable, I think, of appreciating when playing along is to their advantage and, less venally, when playing along is something they think will please their parents.
- Lately, I've been thinking a lot about history of this industry and how stupidly and/or venally it has been managed.
