squeamish
adjective
squea·mish
ˈskwē-mish 
1
a
: easily nauseated : queasy
b
: affected with nausea
2
a
: excessively fastidious or scrupulous in conduct or belief
b
: easily offended or disgusted
squeamishly
adverb
squeamishness
noun
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Examples of squeamish in a Sentence
I used to be squeamish about eating raw fish.
I'm too squeamish to watch horror movies.
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The segment never lives up to that hype, but the sight of Homer self-cannibalizing himself is sure to make some Simpsons viewers squeamish.
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Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
In addition to riling the MPAA, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s lurid, controversial title would end up putting it directly into the crosshairs of the nation’s squeamish and easily offended critics.
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Even if these arguments prevail, China will not be launching U.S.-style humanitarian interventions anytime soon, but its foreign-policy makers are likely to become less squeamish about intervening in the internal affairs of other countries.
—Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Horror films still offer a path to profitability on low budgets that no other genre can claim, which is why even the most squeamish filmmakers should celebrate the remarkable box-office success demonstrated by Damien Leone’s gory saga of the depraved Art the Clown.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
In addition to riling the MPAA, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s lurid, controversial title would end up putting it directly into the crosshairs of the nation’s squeamish and easily offended critics.
—Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
Even if these arguments prevail, China will not be launching U.S.-style humanitarian interventions anytime soon, but its foreign-policy makers are likely to become less squeamish about intervening in the internal affairs of other countries.
—Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013
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“Squeamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/squeamish. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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squeamish
adjective
squea·mish
ˈskwē-mish
2
: easily shocked or disgusted
squeamishly
adverb
squeamishness
noun
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