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menial

adjective C1
MEANING IN ENGLISH

Describing work that does not require much skill and lacks prestige or dignity.

In context

01

He was determined to educate himself rather than stay trapped in menial jobs.

02

He refused to do menial work.

Synonyms

unskilled,lowly,subordinate

Antonyms

skilled,prestigious,high-status

Collocations

menial job,menial work,menial tasks

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗