menial (Meaning)
menial (n)
a domestic servant
menial (s)
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
menial (n.)
Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing servile office; serving.
Pertaining to servants, esp. domestic servants; servile; low; mean.
A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed in low or servile offices.
A person of a servile character or disposition.
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menial Sentence Examples
- Emily despised menial tasks like washing dishes and mopping the floor.
- The butler, despite his luxurious surroundings, performed menial chores such as changing bedsheets and taking out the garbage.
- After a long day of menial labor, the construction workers were exhausted.
- The company outsourced its menial tasks to an overseas call center to save costs.
- The menial nature of the job made him feel undervalued and resentful.
- Scientists sought to automate menial tasks to free up their time for more complex research.
- The CEO, despite his lofty position, still had to perform some menial duties, such as checking his own emails.
- The intern was relegated to menial tasks like making coffee and photocopying documents.
- The housekeeper performed menial tasks with pride, believing them to be essential for maintaining a clean and comfortable home.
- Many menial jobs are now being replaced by technology, leaving workers concerned about their future employment prospects.
FAQs About the word menial
a domestic servant, used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing servile office; serving., Pertainin
meek,humble, servile,abject, base, slavish, unassuming, sheepish, fawning,lowly
uppity, haughty, imperious, haughty, uppity, arrogant, lordly, lordly, superior, arrogant
Emily despised menial tasks like washing dishes and mopping the floor.
The butler, despite his luxurious surroundings, performed menial chores such as changing bedsheets and taking out the garbage.
After a long day of menial labor, the construction workers were exhausted.
The company outsourced its menial tasks to an overseas call center to save costs.
