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I remember there was a specific adjective for this but I forgot the word. I've tried throwing "brainless", "routine" etc. into an online thesaurus but nothing's leading me back to the word anymore. It's so frustrating!

Anyone has a suggestion?

Thanks!

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    Busywork is a common noun for it. Can't think of an adjective, unless it's useless.
    – John Lawler
    Commented Sep 24, 2014 at 19:19

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Perhaps "grunt", such as in the phrase grunt work.

One of the definitions applicable for grunt:

one who does routine unglamorous work —often used attributively (grunt work)

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rote ~ a habitual or mechanical routine or procedure

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you can usually call them Mundane tasks.

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  • Why?
    – choster
    Commented Sep 24, 2014 at 23:50
  • @choster, I don't understand the complaint. The answer to why is because that's what the word means. It's not like explaining a grammatical concept.
    – Henry74
    Commented Sep 25, 2014 at 1:16
  • @Henry74 If the answer to why is because that's what the word means, the answer should explain that and provide a definition, with a suitable reference (e.g. a link to an online dictionary). The link goes to guidelines for writing good answers.
    – choster
    Commented Sep 25, 2014 at 14:19
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From gaming, grindy. Back to the grind!

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Trivial. Or tedious, as in mindless tedium.

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