HyperDic: squeamish

English > 1 sense of the word squeamish:
ADJECTIVEallsqueamish, dainty, nice, overnice, prissyexcessively fastidious and easily disgusted
squeamish > pronunciation
Soundsskwiy'mihsh
Rhymesabolish ... Yiddish: 161 rhymes with ihsh...
English > squeamish: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningexcessively fastidious and easily disgusted.
Example "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
Synonymsdainty, nice, overnice, prissy
BroaderfastidiousGiving careful attention to detail
Spanishescrupuloso, puntilloso, quisquilloso
Catalanescrupulós, primmirat
Nounssqueamishnessthe trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked
squeamishnessa mild state of nausea
Adverbssqueamishlyin a squeamish manner

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