menial

me·ni·al

M0217100 (mē′nē-əl, mēn′yəl)adj.1. Of or relating to work or a job regarded as servile.2. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a servant.n.1. A servant, especially a domestic servant.2. A person who has a servile or low nature.

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[Middle English meinial, belonging to a household, from Anglo-Norman meignial, from meignee, household, from Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta, from Latin mānsiō, mānsiōn-, house; see mansion.]

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me′ni·al·ly adv.

menial

(ˈmiːnɪəl) adj1. consisting of or occupied with work requiring little skill, esp domestic duties such as cleaning2. of, involving, or befitting servants3. servilen4. a domestic servant5. a servile person[C14: from Anglo-Norman meignial, from Old French meinie household. See meiny] ˈmenially adv

me•ni•al

(ˈmi ni əl, ˈmin yəl)

adj. 1. servile; degrading: menial work. 2. of or suitable for servants; humble. n. 3. a domestic servant. [1350–1400; Middle English meynyal < Anglo-French me(i)nial] me′ni•al•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	menial - a domestic servant servant, retainer - a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
Adj.	1.	menial - used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)humble, lowlyunskilled - not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency; "unskilled in the art of rhetoric"; "an enthusiastic but unskillful mountain climber"; "unskilled labor"; "workers in unskilled occupations are finding fewer and fewer job opportunities"; "unskilled workmanship"

menial

adjective1. low-status, degrading, lowly, unskilled, low, base, sorry, boring, routine, dull, humble, mean, vile, demeaning, fawning, abject, grovelling, humdrum, subservient, ignominious, sycophantic, servile, slavish, ignoble, obsequious low-paid menial jobs such as cleaning
low-status high, noble, elevated, dignified, aristocratic, autocraticnoun1. servant, domestic, attendant, lackey, labourer, serf, underling, drudge, vassal (archaic), dogsbody (informal), flunky, skivvy (chiefly Brit.), varlet (archaic) The name 'beef-eater' was aimed at any well-fed menial.
servant lord, boss, chief, master, commander, superior, baas (S. African)

menial

adjectiveExcessively eager to serve or obey:obsequious, servile, slavish, subservient.

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