humus, hum-

(Latin: earth, ground, soil)

humification
humify
humiliate
humiliating (adjective); more humiliating, most humiliating
Relating to something that embarrasses or makes a person feel inadequate or embarrassed: Although Greg had studied intensely for many days, the poor results of his German test were most humiliating for him and an insult to his ego!
Conveying a short coming in one's ability to perform properly.
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humiliatingly
humiliation
humility
humus
infrahuman
inhumation
inhume
posthumous
1. Occurring after someone's death; for example, a posthumous child is one who is born after the death of its father or mother.
2. Something which is published or printed after the author's death: "His book was a posthumous publication."
Publishing posthumously proves dead men or women do tell tales.
—Anonymous