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Definitions from WordNet

Adjective venial has 2 senses
  1. minor, venial - warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin"
    Antonym: unpardonable (indirect, via pardonable)
  2. excusable, forgivable, venial - easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error"
    Antonym: unpardonable (indirect, via pardonable)

Definitions from the Web

Venial

Definition

Adjective

1. easily excused or forgiven; pardonable.

2. pertaining to a minor offense or fault.

Examples

1. His venial mistake in the report was swiftly rectified.

2. Despite his venial dent on the car, he managed to escape without a penalty.

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