squeamish
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adjective \ˈskwē-mish\Definition of SQUEAMISH
1
a : easily nauseated : queasy b : affected with nausea
2
a : excessively fastidious or scrupulous in conduct or belief b : easily offended or disgusted
— squea·mish·ly adverb
— squea·mish·ness noun
See Examples of SQUEAMISH
- I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish.
- I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.
Origin of SQUEAMISH
Middle English squaymisch, modification of Anglo-French escoymous
First Known Use: 15th century
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