menial
adjective /ˈmiːniəl/
/ˈmiːniəl/
(usually disapproving)- (of work) not considered important; not needing special skills and often boring or badly paid
- menial jobs/work
- menial tasks like cleaning the floor
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMenial is used with these nouns:- job
- task
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘domestic’): from Old French, from mesnee ‘household’.