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- pronunciation:
- skwi
mihsh
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
nauseated, or tending to be easily nauseated or disgusted; queasy.
The sight of the gaping wound made him squeamish.- synonyms:
- qualmish, queasy
- similar words:
- delicate, nauseous, sickly
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| definition 2: |
overly dainty or fastidious.
- synonyms:
- dainty, fastidious, mincing, prim, proper
- similar words:
- finicky, fussy, persnickety
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| definition 3: |
too easily shocked or offended in matters of morality or principles.
- synonyms:
- holier-than-thou, priggish, prudish, strait-laced
- similar words:
- conservative, fastidious, fuddy-duddy, puritanical, sanctimonious, self-righteous
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| related words: |
dainty, prim |
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| derivations: |
squeamishly (adv.), squeamishness (n.) |
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