menial
adjective
lowly and sometimes degrading.
menially
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a word derived from
menial.
Example Sentences
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And the stations were so orderly that it was easy to believe, at least briefly, that all the graduates would soon be employed — menially, in many cases, but gainfully.
From New York Times ● Oct. 23, 2010
Archie replied, with a dignity for which his uncle menially respected him.
From Bessie's Fortune A Novel by Mary Jane Holmes
But what hurts me more than all,' says Sir Percival, 'is the desecration that has been done to this splendid Rindslosh—the confiscation of its halberdier to serve menially at the banquet board.'
From Roads of Destiny by O. Henry
But," said Lettie, "he is a real realist, he makes common things beautiful, he sees the mystery and magnificence that envelops us even when we work menially.
From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
