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Definition of menial adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

menial

adjective
 
/ˈmiːniəl/
 
/ˈmiːniəl/
(usually disapproving)
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  1. (of work) not considered important; not needing special skills and often boring or badly paid
    • menial jobs/work
    • menial tasks like cleaning the floor
    Topics Working lifec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMenial is used with these nouns:
    • job
    • task
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘domestic’): from Old French, from mesnee ‘household’.
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