meniallyadv.
/ˈmiːnɪəli/, U.S. /ˈminiəli/ Like a menial; in a menial capacity.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adverb]
vilelyc1290
degradingly1707
debasingly1847
menially1848
society > authority > subjection > service > servant > types of servant > [adverb] > menially
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1848 Southern Q. Rev. Jan. 200 In no part of the world..is the condition of that class who labor menially, so well protected, as in the case of slaves, with us.
1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights I. 254 The Prince..handed his hat to Mr. Vandeleur, his cane to Mr. Rolles, and, leaving them..thus menially employed upon his service, spoke.
1927 V. Woolf To Lighthouse i. ix. 75 She wiped one brush after another upon a piece of old rag, menially, on purpose.
1991 Jrnl. Asian Stud. 50 444 Their younger, less educated, menially employed wives had not yet created a domestic revolution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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