squeamish

adjective

ˈskwē-mish How to pronounce squeamish (audio)
Definition of squeamishnext
as in sick
affected with nausea the rolling of the ship made her squeamish

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Recent Examples of squeamish That thinking relies heavily, however, on enough squeamish GOP lawmakers opposing Trump's more controversial plans or ideas and there have been few defections on the right thus far. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025 According to philosopher Bernard Williams — a staunch critic of utilitarianism — people are right to feel squeamish about ignoring those who are near and dear. — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 The Years Last summer, more squeamish audience members were fainting left, right and center at this adaptation of the French writer Annie Ernaux’s quasi-memoir. — Matt Wolf, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025 Arriving at a time when anime has become more surreal, Dan Da Dan feels like a natural evolution of shows like Chainsaw Man, while being not quite as alienating for those with a more squeamish palate. — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for squeamish

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