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venial

adjective

Warranting only temporal punishment

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Word length
6
Starts with
V
Ends with
L
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
9

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Pronunciation

ˈviːni.əl

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adjective

  1. Warranting only temporal punishment

    “Venial sin”

adjective

  1. Easily excused or forgiven

    “A venial error”

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Venial sin
A venial error

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