squeamish
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mɪʃ adjective
1.
fastidious or dainty.
2.
easily shocked by anything slightly immodest; prudish.
3.
excessively particular or scrupulous as to the moral aspect of things.
4.
easily nauseated or disgusted: to get squeamish at the sight of blood.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English squemish, alteration (conformed to -ish1) of squemes, squaymes, alteration of squaymous < Anglo-French escoymous; ulterior origin uncertain
1400–50; late Middle English squemish, alteration (conformed to -ish1) of squemes, squaymes, alteration of squaymous < Anglo-French escoymous; ulterior origin uncertain
Related forms
squeam·ish·ly, adverb
squeam·ish·ness, noun
o·ver·squeam·ish, adjective
o·ver·squeam·ish·ly, adverb
o·ver·squeam·ish·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. modest. 3. finical, finicky, delicate, exacting.
1. modest. 3. finical, finicky, delicate, exacting.
Antonyms
1–3. bold.
1–3. bold.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | easily sickened or nauseated, as by the sight of blood |
| 2. | easily shocked; fastidious or prudish |
| 3. | easily frightened: squeamish about spiders |
| [C15: from Anglo-French escoymous, of unknown origin] | |
| 'squeamishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'squeamishness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
My inner pragmatist says politicians shouldn't be too squeamish about using bad economics in a good economic cause.
And then again they might not want to see it, if they are squeamish and couldn't look at it.
Bernie is known to be squeamish about the sight of blood.
Definitely not for the squeamish, this horrifying drama contains nudity as well as violence.
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