squeamish (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *squeamish*:
ADJECTIVE	all	squeamish, dainty, nice, overnice, prissy	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

squeamish > pronunciation
Sounds	skwiy'mihsh
Rhymes	abolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...

English > *squeamish*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	excessively fastidious and easily disgusted.
Example	"so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
Synonyms	dainty, nice, overnice, prissy
Broader	fastidious	Giving careful attention to detail
Spanish	escrupuloso, puntilloso, quisquilloso
Catalan	escrupulós, primmirat
Nouns	squeamishness	the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
Nouns	squeamishness	a mild state of nausea
Adverbs	squeamishly	in a squeamish manner

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