squeamish
pronunciation
How to pronounce squeamish in British English:
UK [ˈskwi:mɪʃ]
How to pronounce squeamish in American English:
US [ˈskwimɪʃ]
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- Adjective:
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
Word Origin
- squeamish (adj.)
- late 14c., variant (with -ish) of squoymous "disdainful, fastidious" (early 14c.), from Anglo-French escoymous, which is of unknown origin. Related: Squeamishly; squeamishness. He was somdel squaymous Of fartyng, and of speche daungerous [Chaucer, "Miller's Tale," c. 1386]
Example
- 1. I 'm kinda squeamish about anything to do with anatomy .
- 2. I 'm a little squeamish about dissecting things .
- 3. Most teachers are so squeamish that they either zip through it - these are biology teachers usually - they just hurry through it or they skip it altogether .
- 4. You getting squeamish about a hair ?
- 5. Talking money makes most workers squeamish .