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squeamish

[skwee-mish]

adjective

  1. fastidious or dainty.

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  2. easily shocked by anything slightly immodest; prudish.

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  3. excessively particular or scrupulous as to the moral aspect of things.

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  4. easily nauseated or disgusted.

    to get squeamish at the sight of blood.



squeamish

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adjective

  1. easily sickened or nauseated, as by the sight of blood

  2. easily shocked; fastidious or prudish

  3. easily frightened

    squeamish about spiders

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • squeamishly adverb
  • squeamishness noun
  • oversqueamish adjective
  • oversqueamishly adverb
  • oversqueamishness noun
  • unsqueamish adjective
  • unsqueamishly adverb
  • unsqueamishness noun
  • ˈ²õ±ç³Ü±ð²¹³¾¾±²õ³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ²õ±ç³Ü±ð²¹³¾¾±²õ³ó±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of squeamish1

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English squaymysch, squaimish(e), alteration of squemes, squaymes, squaimous, squaymous “easily nauseated, nauseating, fastidious,†from Anglo-French escoimus, escoymous; further origin uncertain
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of squeamish1

C15: from Anglo-French escoymous , of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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"I'm not squeamish about taking these further measures," she said.

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But the kind of twisted thoughts that are circling the mind of comedian, podcaster and writer Tom Segura are definitely not for the squeamish.

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Even if voters are prepared to accept the White House ignoring court rulings, any such move could pose a significant challenge to many Republican members of Congress who feel squeamish about it.

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O’Hara, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Salvador Dalí and “Perry Mason,†will no doubt forge his own radically questioning path in a production that promises not to be squeamish about blood.

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While polls suggest tackling the benefits bill is popular, voters and Labour MPs tend to be more squeamish when cuts affect disabled people.

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