squeam ‧ ish /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: escoymous ]
1 . easily shocked or upset, or easily made to feel sick by seeing unpleasant things
2 . the squeamish [plural] people who are squeamish:
His new novel is not for the squeamish.
—squeamishness noun [uncountable]