Nouns (1)
dogsbody
n. a domestic servant
Verbs (0)
Adverbs (0)
Adjectives (2)
humble, lowly
adj. used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
Fuzzynyms (24)
attendant
n. someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
aide, auxiliary
n. someone who acts as assistant
subordinate, subsidiary, underling
n. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
chaperon, chaperone
n. one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
hack, drudge, hacker
n. one who works hard at boring tasks
wage earner, hireling
n. a person who works only for money
retiring, unassuming
adj. not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
mild, modest, meek
adj. humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; "meek and self-effacing"
low, small, humble, modest, lowly
adj. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
mean
adj. excellent; "famous for a mean backhand"
Synonyms (17)
amateur, unprofessional, amateurish
adj. lacking professional skill or expertise; "a very amateurish job"; "inexpert but conscientious efforts"; "an unskilled painting"
crude, artless, inexpert
adj. showing lack of art; "an artless translation"
butcherly, botchy, unskillful, unskilful
adj. poorly done; "a botchy piece of work"; "it was an unskillful attempt"
bungled
adj. spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness; "a bungled job"
clumsy, lubberly
adj. clumsy and unskilled; "a big stupid lubberly fellow"
incompetent
adj. showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
rusty, out of practice
adj. impaired in skill by neglect
semiskilled
adj. possessing or requiring limited skills; "semiskilled dockworkers"; "a semiskilled job"
Antonyms (0)
menial
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