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squeamish - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'squeamish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Squeamish [ a.]
- Having a stomach that is easily or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties.

Meaning of 'squeamish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . squeamish [ s]
Meaning (1):
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
Example in sentence:
  • so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow;
  • too nice about his food to take to camp cooking

Nearby Words:

squab squab-chick squabash squabbish squabble squabbled squabbler squabbling squabby squacco

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