SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
menial
adjective
Requiring little skill and traditionally assigned low status.
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Low-status routine work
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Return to topMenial describes how work has traditionally been ranked; it does not determine the worker's worth or the task's usefulness.
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The club divided even the most menial tasks fairly among its members.
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.
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