Synonyms for menial

Grammar : Adj

Spell : mee-nee-uhl, meen-yuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi ni əl, ˈmin yəl

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Définition of menial

Origin : late 14c., "pertaining to a household," from Anglo-French meignial, from Old French mesnie "household," earlier mesnede, from Vulgar Latin *mansionata, from Latin mansionem "dwelling" (see mansion). Sense of "lowly, humble, suited to a servant" is recorded by 1670s.

adj lowly, low-status

Example sentences :

They may be had tied in bundles by the employers of menial labor.
Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan

He is going to work, to be a menial, to earn a living by honest means?
Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani

He was doorkeeper to the household, so he began on the duties of his menial position.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

And there were other things, and worse,—menial services of the lowest kind.
Extract from : « Dr. Sevier » by George W. Cable

Many would scoff, and call it menial Let them, if they will.
Extract from : « Arthur O'Leary » by Charles James Lever

"I don't do menial tasks," said the clerk with an offended laugh.
Extract from : « Mezzerow Loves Company » by Floyd L. Wallace

Yet how could I ask her to perform so menial a task as to bail the boat?
Extract from : « Kilgorman » by Talbot Baines Reed

But Wardo, on his special mission, was exempt from menial tasks.
Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor

No one noticed him; he was just another Sixer going to his menial job.
Extract from : « But, I Don't Think » by Gordon Randall Garrett

He gave dignity to the most menial service, and significance to labor.
Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden

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