squeamish

squea·mish

adj \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

Examples of SQUEAMISH

1. I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish.
2. I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.

Origin of SQUEAMISH

Middle English squaymisch, modification of Anglo-French escoymous

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to SQUEAMISH

Synonyms: ill, nauseated, qualmish, queasy (also queazy), queer, queerish, sick, sickish, nauseous

Related Words: green, peaked, peaky, sickly; unsettled, upset, woozy

Near Antonyms: settled; healthy, well

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Rhymes with SQUEAMISH

beamish