ˈskwēmish, -mēsh adjective
Etymology: Middle English squaymisch, alteration of squaymous, esquaymous, from Anglo-French escoymous, escoymos
1.
a. : having or being a stomach easily nauseated
some babies seem to be born more squeamish about lumps than others — Benjamin Spock
b. : inclined to become nauseated : queasy , qualmish
c. : affected with nausea : nauseated
the violent movement of the ship … made me quite squeamish — Jack London
2. obsolete : evincing distaste for familiarity : distant , cold
3.
a. : inclined to be easily shocked or offended : prudish
b. : characterized by great or excessive fastidiousness or scrupulousness in conduct or belief
if he were to remain in politics he mustn't be squeamish — M.R.Werner
c. : characterized by extreme fastidiousness about mental or especially physical surroundings
the mysterious horror of his paintings is heightened by the spellbinding richness of his pigments, and even the squeamish do not easily turn away — J.T.Soby
most psychologists have now abolished the mind and are a little squeamish talking about the psyche — A.L.Kroeber
Synonyms: see nice