drudg·ery \-j(ə)rē, -ri\noun (-es) : dull, fatiguing, and unrelieved work or expenditure of effort : work of an irksome or menial nature done through necessity < day-in, day-out drudgery — G.S.Perry > < the mechanical and uninspired drudgery of a scrivener — Newton Arvin > Synonyms:see work