Definitions for Squeamish
ˈskwi mɪʃsquea·mish

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. dainty, nice, overnice, prissy, squeamishadjective

   excessively fastidious and easily disgusted

   "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. squeamishadjective

   easily bothered or upset; tending to be nauseous or nervous

   He might have made a good doctor, had he not been so squeamish about the sight of blood.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SQUEAMISHadjective

   Nice; fastidious; easily disgusted; having the stomach easily turned; being apt to take offence without much reason. It is used always in dislike either real or ironical.

   Etymology: for quawmish or qualmish, from qualm.

   Yet, for countenance sake, he seemed very squeamish in respect of the charge he had of the princess Pamela. Philip Sidney.

   Quoth he, that honour’s very squeamish,
   That takes a basting for a blemish;
   For what’s more honourable than scars,
   Or skin to tatters rent in wars? Hudibras.

   His musick is rustick, and perhaps too plain,
   The men of squeamish taste to entertain. Thomas Southerne.

   It is rare to see a man at once squeamish and voracious. South.

   There is no occasion to oppose the ancients and the moderns, or to be squeamish on either side. He that wisely conducts his mind in the pursuit of knowledge, will gather what lights he can from either. John Locke.

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1. squeamish

   Squeamish refers to a person who is easily nauseated, disturbed, or becomes excessively fastidious or delicate, often in relation to situations or things that are considered unpleasant, disgusting, or gruesome. It also refers to someone who is prone to feelings of anxiety or discomfort.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Squeamishadjective

   having a stomach that is easily or nauseated; hence, nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to be offended at trifling improprieties

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Squeamish

   skwēm′ish, adj. sickish at stomach: easily disgusted or offended: fastidious in taste.—adv. Squeam′ishly.—n. Squeam′ishness. [Scand.; Ice. sveimr, stir; prob. also influenced by qualmish.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Squeamish in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Squeamish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Squeamish in a Sentence

1. Amy Throckmorton:

   I wasn’t squeamish about the medical procedures (lots of self-administered shots, etc.) and I liked the idea of helping a couple who couldn’t have children of their own start a family.

2. Charlton Heston:

   I simply cannot stand by and watch a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States come under attack from those who either can't understand it, don't like the sound of it, or find themselves too philosophically squeamish to see why it remains the first among equals: Because it is the right we turn to when all else fails. That's why the Second Amendment is America's first freedom.

3. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. What if they are a little course, and you may get your coat soiled or torn? What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice. Up again, you shall never be so afraid of a tumble.

4. Michael Weinstein:

   Unlike most politicians, voters are not squeamish about this issue, seeing it as a means to protect the health and safety of performers, it's only fair that adult film performers be afforded the same safeguards as other Californians in their workplaces.

5. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Squeamish
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Squeamish
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Squeamish
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Squeamish
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Squeamish
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Squeamish