the squeamish

noun

: squeamish people : people who are easily shocked or offended by unpleasant things
The movie is not for the squeamish.

Examples of the squeamish in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With needles swan-diving into flesh and a climactic third act with enough blood to make John Carpenter blush, The Substance is exposure therapy for the squeamish and a feast for body horror obsessives. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024 There are also culinary delights that aren’t for the faint of stomach, as well as a sprinkle of mutilations and graphic violence that might upset the squeamish. Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2024 That includes places of darkness, perversity and mutilation not for the squeamish, but there’s a counterbalancing lightness to Kinds of Kindness that serves the material well. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024

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“The squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20squeamish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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