Cinderellian

adjective8

1. •
   Of, resembling, or characteristic of Cinderella (the character).
2. •
   Of, resembling, or characteristic of Cinderella (the fairytale).

   • The entrance and departure on and from the social scene by most of the debutantes has been quite in the nature of a Cinderellian performance. — 1908
3. •
   Performing gruelling and tedious chores.

   • […] [F]or my purpose in the discussion of poetry is not to furnish a house, but rather, as a Cinderellian drudge, to rid its theory of cobwebs and some of its blinding dust. — 1919
4. •
   Gruelling and tedious.

   • Each evening, when he returned from work, we’d sail away on a magic carpet to some exotic place. No matter that the hours between were filled with Cinderellian tasks. His love swept away the mundane. — 2008
5. •
   Gracefully small.

   • Have a care, Mr. Kead, or your carcass may be food for the little birds, and we could ill afford to lose your dulcet tones or the patter of your Cinderellian feet. — 1883
6. •
   Having gracefully small feet.
7. •
   Constituting maltreatment, especially as motivated by favoritism, nepotism, or cronyism.
8. •
   Ending at or avoiding midnight.

   • Communicators are almost Cinderellian in their avoidance of midnight, and use either 2359 or 0001. — 1966