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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024me•ni•al /ˈminiəl, ˈminyəl/USA pronunciation adj. - degrading;
low or unimportant:menial work.
n. [countable] - a domestic servant.
me•ni•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•ni•al (mē′nē əl, mēn′yəl),USA pronunciation adj. - lowly and sometimes degrading:menial work.
- servile;
submissive:menial attitudes. - pertaining to or suitable for domestic servants;
humble:menial furnishings.
n. - a domestic servant.
- a servile person.
- Anglo-French me(i)nial. See meiny, -al1
- Middle English meynyal 1350–1400
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged fawning. See servile.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged attendant, underling, hireling, lackey.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged dignified.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged proud.
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