Delicate
Delicate adjective - Satisfying or pleasing because of fineness or mildness.
Humiliating and delicate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humiliating" instead an adjective "Delicate".
Nearby Words: delicacy, delicately
Humiliating
Humiliating adjective - Causing awareness of your shortcomings.
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Synonyms for Humiliating
Delicate and humiliating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delicate" instead an adjective "Humiliating".
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- If I tolerated your humiliating attempts to undercut my authority before- it was only because killing you would upset the delicate puppet strings upon which "Lord Xykon" unknowingly dances.
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Basically, during a divination class, Shchel's crystal ball shows the whole class a humiliating event in his childhood that ended with him pantsless in the school pool with a water scorpion pricking his delicate parts.
Source: Eating the Eye Candy -
Redcloak: Because, let's be clear: if I have tolerated your humiliating attempts to undercut my authority before, it was only because killing you would've upset the delicate puppet strings upon which "Lord Xykon" unknowingly dances.
Source: Have You Told Anyone Else?
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