venially
9.2
In a small way that is easily excused
- adverb
- /ˈvɪniəli/
:
de manera venial
- He made a venially mistake on his test, which the teacher easily overlooked.
Examples
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She venially forgot to send the email, but her boss was understanding.
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But in trying to explain how people who commit venial sins can remain in God's love, Thomas says: "Those who sin venially involve themselves with a temporal good not as enjoying it, since they do not take it as their end, but as using it, while referring it to God not actually but habitually." (n24)
Academic text (2008) -
Although he was venially late to the meeting, his colleagues welcomed him warmly.
Synonyms
excusably
vsvenially
6.3
In a way that can be forgiven because of the situation
focuses on the act being minor rather than on its being justified
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
venially positive
Morphology
Etymology
Venially comes from the Latin word venia, meaning 'pardon'. The related English adjective venial described a small, forgivable fault, so to do something venially is to do it in a way that is minor and easily excused.