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menial

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Requiring little skill and traditionally assigned low status.

The club divided even the most menial tasks fairly among its members.

Dictionary practice example.

Sorting plain washers into labeled trays is a menial task in the studio, requiring little skill and receiving less status than shaping the visible frame.

From The Rhythm of a Craft Project.

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