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menial
01
(of work) not requiring special skills, often considered unimportant and poorly paid
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most menial
Comparative
more menial
gradable
Examples
She took a menial job to support herself during college.
Menial
01
a person employed to perform low-status or domestic tasks, especially one who works as a servant in a household
Grammatical Information
animacy status
human
Composition
Compound
countable
plural form
menials
Examples
The menial scrubbed the floors from dawn until dusk.
Lexical Tree
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