Meaning of squeamish

squeam•ish

Pronunciation: (skwē'mish), [key]

— adj.

fastidious or dainty.
easily shocked by anything slightly immodest; prudish.
excessively particular or scrupulous as to the moral aspect of things.
easily nauseated or disgusted: to get squeamish at the sight of blood.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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squeamish (Thesaurus)

squeal squeegee

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