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Meanings of squeamish in English

Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.

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Usage of squeamish in English
1
Listen, none of us is 'zactly squeamish -know what I mean?
Anno Dracula
2
The intimate footage has both shocked and fascinated the squeamish American public.
The Irish Times
3
Hence, even the most squeamish should be able to enjoy the game.
The South African
4
If you're squeamish, we could just avoid the room with the body.
Shadow's son
5
She wasn't particularly squeamish, but wasn't interested in watching a dissection, either.
Star trek: terok nor: dawn of the eagles
6
He wasn't squeamish, nor was he cowered by CG's reputation and power.
The capitol game
7
The autopsy and sex-change operation, in particular, are very not-safe-for-work and not-safe-for-the-squeamish.
Wired
8
I felt squeamish; yet I could not refuse to take the trip.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
9
Want to watch, or are you squeamish about needles puncturing human skin?'
Number9Dream
10
Her description of what their removal involved was not for the squeamish.
The Guardian
11
The morally squeamish intellectual may be shocked by this kind of thing.
Brave new world revisited
12
He surprised me by being nowhere near as squeamish as I'd expected.
The Wise Man’s Fear
13
One wonders why the Duc should have been squeamish on this point.
She Stands Accused
14
CAREER in outdoor education is not for the squeamish or faint hearted.
The Irish Times
15
I got squeamish just now watching the nurse sew up Pip's foot.
Safe harbour
16
I never knew that Sari had a squeamish bone in her body.
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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