Menial (Adjective)
Meaning
Used of unskilled work (especially domestic work).
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The job at the restaurant involved a lot of menial tasks, such as wiping down tables and sweeping the floor.
- After dropping out of college, she was relegated to menial work as a hotel maid to make ends meet.
- He felt embarrassed doing menial chores for his wealthy aunt, who treated him more like a servant than a family member.
- The newly arrived immigrants were often forced to take on menial jobs in the service industry, working long hours for low pay.
- The professor's daughter was surprised by the menial labor involved in working on a farm, having never done physical work before.