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1. (adj.) squeamish
easily disgusted.
2. squeamish
fastidious or dainty.
3. squeamish
easily shocked; prudish.
4. squeamish
excessively particular or scrupulous as to the moral aspect of things.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME squemish, alter. (conformed to -ish1) of squemes, squaymes, alter. of squaymous < AF escoymous)
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1. (adj) dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamish
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
"too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
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1. (adj) squeamish
having a stomach that is easily or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties
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