squeamish
adjective
squea·mish
ˈskwē-mish 
1
a
: easily nauseated : queasy
b
: affected with nausea
2
a
: excessively fastidious or scrupulous in conduct or belief
b
: easily offended or disgusted
squeamishly
adverb
squeamishness
noun
Examples of squeamish in a Sentence
I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish.
I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.
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That thinking relies heavily, however, on enough squeamish GOP lawmakers opposing Trump's more controversial plans or ideas and there have been few defections on the right thus far.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
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E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025
That thinking relies heavily, however, on enough squeamish GOP lawmakers opposing Trump's more controversial plans or ideas and there have been few defections on the right thus far.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
According to philosopher Bernard Williams — a staunch critic of utilitarianism — people are right to feel squeamish about ignoring those who are near and dear.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
The Years Last summer, more squeamish audience members were fainting left, right and center at this adaptation of the French writer Annie Ernaux’s quasi-memoir.
—Matt Wolf, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeamish. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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squeamish
adjective
squea·mish
ˈskwē-mish
2
: easily shocked or disgusted
squeamishly
adverb
squeamishness
noun
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