as in sick
affected with nausea the rolling of the ship made her squeamish

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Recent Examples of squeamish Arriving at a time when anime has become more surreal, Dan Da Dan feels like a natural evolution of shows like Chainsaw Man, while being not quite as alienating for those with a more squeamish palate. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 The segment never lives up to that hype, but the sight of Homer self-cannibalizing himself is sure to make some Simpsons viewers squeamish. Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024 Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024 In addition to riling the MPAA, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s lurid, controversial title would end up putting it directly into the crosshairs of the nation’s squeamish and easily offended critics. Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for squeamish

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“Squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squeamish. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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