squeamish
25
6.7
- adjective
- /ˈskwimɪʃ/
:
remilgoso
- If you're squeamish about blood, you might want to sit this one out.
- too squeamish
And and if you're squeamish about it, you won't fit in.
- And and if you're squeamish about it, you won't fit in.
- Oh, oh, like some people get a bit squeamish with anal sex.
- They're a little bit graphic, so if you're squeamish, you may want to go past the pictures part.
- That's I don't think that you should be squeamish because their feet.
Examples
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And yet I had never been squeamish about the foot before.
Fiction book (2002) -
If you're squeamish, just don't look.
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I mean, she seemed kind of squeamish, right?
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Well, they are rather squeamish about coming here.
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You know, a lot of people get really squeamish in that situation.
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You should not be so squeamish... with all that you have seen.
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But as a father, I'd feel really squeamish about it.
Fiction book (1995) -
You're not squeamish, are you?
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Keep in mind, this isn't for the squeamish.
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If you're of a squeamish disposition...
Synonyms
93
7.9
Being very picky about small details and cleanliness
13
7.9
Too fussy about being neat and proper
4
6.7
A person who is very fussy about food or cleanliness
Feeling slightly sick or disgusted after seeing something unpleasant
A person who acts very fussy about small things like dirt or food and gets upset easily
Antonyms
How Squeamish
Surface Forms
Morphology
squeamish = squeam (opaque) = squeam + ish
The apparent base 'squeam' is not a productive modern English word and learners cannot derive 'easily disgusted' from 'squeam' + '-ish'.
Etymology
Squeamish has an unclear history, but a helpful way to remember it is to think of the sound squeam- as someone who shrinks back or feels faint at nasty sights or smells. So, squeamish means being quickly 'nauseous' or 'easily disgusted' by things like blood or bad food.