— menially , adv.
/mee"nee euhl, meen"yeuhl/ , adj.
1. lowly and sometimes degrading: menial work.
2. servile; submissive: menial attitudes.
3. pertaining to or suitable for domestic servants; humble: menial furnishings.
n.
4. a domestic servant.
5. a servile person.
[ 1350-1400; ME meynyal me ( i ) nial. See MEINY, -AL 1 ]
Syn. 2. fawning. See servile. 4. attendant, underling, hireling, lackey.
Ant. 1. dignified. 2. proud.